Heavenly journeys, earthly concerns : the legacy of the miraj in the formation of Islam / by Brooke Olson Vuckovic.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vuckovic, Brooke Olson.

Series:

Religion in history, society & culture ; 5.

Religion in history, society & culture ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muḥammad, Prophet, -632--Isra and Miraj.

Muḥammad, Prophet, -632--Anecdotes.

Islam--Origin.

Ummah (Islam).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 p.)

Other Title:

Legacy of the miraj in the formation of Islam

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines how an elite group of traditionists, historians and theologians shaped Muslims' perceptions of their prophet, their community and their behavior by retelling and interpreting the story of Muhammad's ascent to heaven (the mi'raj).

Contents:

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Editors' Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One Constructing the Prophet of God: Confirmation and Initiation in the Mi'raj; Chapter Two The Mi'raj and the Early Muslims' Communal and Confessional Identity; Chapter Three Communal Reaction: Trials, Betrayal, and True Belief; Chapter Four The Formation of Communal Morality: The Moral Concerns of the Medieval Elite; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-135-88523-0

1-135-88524-9

1-280-17513-3

0-203-48747-8

OCLC:

437056207