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Law and piety in medieval Islam / Megan H. Reid.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Reid, Megan H.
- Series:
- Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization
- Cambridge studies in islamic civilization
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islam--Customs and practices.
- Islam.
- Spiritual life--Islam.
- Spiritual life.
- Muslims--Conduct of life.
- Muslims.
- Islamic law.
- Muslim scholars--Biography.
- Muslim scholars.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 249 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
- Summary:
- This intimate portrayal of the devotional life in early medieval Islamic society demonstrates how Islamic law defined holy behavior.
- Contents:
- Introduction: devotional piety and islamic law
- The persistence of asceticism
- "Devote yourselves to deeds you can bear": voluntary fasting and bodily piety
- Charity, food and the right of refusal
- The devil at the fountain: problems in ritual
- Conclusion: Beyond transgression, beyond Sunna.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780521889599
- 0521889596
- OCLC:
- 705568300
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