Islam and the devotional object: seeing religion in Egypt and Syria
"In this book, Richard J. A. McGregor offers a history of Islamic practice through the aesthetic reception of medieval religious objects. Elaborate parades in Cairo and Damascus included decorated objects of great value, destined for Mecca and Medina. Among these were the precious dress sewn ye...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Egypt
/ Syria
/ Islam
/ Ritual objects
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BJ Islam KBL Near East and North Africa |
| Further subjects: | B
Islam
Liturgical objects
B Islam Liturgical objects (Egypt) B Islam Liturgical objects (Syria) |
| Online Access: |
Table of Contents Blurb Presumably Free Access Volltext (doi) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
Electronic |