The discourse of attire and adornment of the dead and their mourners in Muslim medieval legal texts

The article examines the legal discussion of attire and adornment of the dead and their mourners in early Islam, as death rituals often provide insight into cultures and their relationship with both the dead and the living. The role of fiqh (jurisprudence) and fatawa (formal legal opinion) collectio...

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Main Author: Hirsch, Hadas (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Creighton University 2012
In: The journal of religion & society
Year: 2012, Volume: 14
Further subjects:B Dead; Religious aspects; Islam
B Dead bodies (Islamic law)
B Human; Religious aspects; Islam
B Clothing and dress; Religious aspects; Islam
B Islamic law; History
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B Burial laws (Islamic law)
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