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Eunuchs and sacred boundaries in Islamic society / Shaun Marmon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Marmon, Shaun Elizabeth, author.
- Series:
- Studies in Middle Eastern history.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Studies in Middle Eastern history
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Eunuchs--Saudi Arabia--Mecca--History.
- Eunuchs.
- Eunuchs--Saudi Arabia--Medina--History.
- Eunuchs--Egypt--Cairo--History.
- Cairo (Egypt)--Social life and customs.
- Cairo (Egypt).
- Mecca (Saudi Arabia)--Religious life and customs.
- Mecca (Saudi Arabia).
- Medina (Saudi Arabia)--Religious life and customs.
- Medina (Saudi Arabia).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (177 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The figure of the eunuch in non-Western cultures has long been an object of mystery and mystification to the West. The aim of this study is to go beyond sensationalism and stereotypes, to offer a sensitive reconstruction of the historical role of the eunuch in Islam.
- Contents:
- Contents; 1 Cairo: Eunuchs and Sacred Boundaries; 2 Madina: Sultan and Prophet; 3 More Exalted Than the Service of Kings; 4 Eunuchs, Children, and Time; 5 The Longue Durée of the Eunuchs of the Prophet; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 1995.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-771286-X
- 1-280-52589-4
- 0-19-536127-X
- 1-4294-0638-0
- OCLC:
- 191935606
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