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 yearly f...
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| Format: | Electronic 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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| Further subjects: | B
Islam ; Liturgical objects ; Egypt
B Islam Liturgical objects B Islam ; Liturgical objects B Islam ; Liturgical objects ; Syria B Islam Liturgical objects (Egypt) B Islam Liturgical objects (Syria) |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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