The Temptation of Graves in Salafi Islam : Iconoclasm, Destruction and Idolatry / Ondřej Beránek and Pavel Ťupek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beránek, Ondřej, 1980- author.

Ťupek, Pavel, 1980- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cemeteries--Islamic countries.

Cemeteries.

Cemeteries--Desecration.

Wahhābīyah.

Islamic countries.

Physical Description:

viii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2018]

Summary:

In various parts of the Islamic world over the past decades, virulent attacks have targeted Islamic funeral and sacral architecture. Rather than being random acts of vandalism, these are associated with the idea of performing one's religious duty as attested to in the Salafi/Wahhabi tradition and texts. Graves, shrines and tombs are regarded by some Muslims as having the potential to tempt a believer to polytheism. Hence the duty to level the graves to the ground (taswiyat al-qubur). In illuminating the ideology behind these acts, this book explains the current destruction of graves in the Islamic world and traces the ideological sources of iconoclasm in their historical perspective, from medieval theological and legal debates to contemporary Islamist movements including ISIS. Key Features Provides a detailed and in-depth study of Salafi iconoclasm, Looks at the destruction of graves in various parts of the Islamic world including the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, Traces the ideological roots of Salafi iconoclasm and its shifts and mutations in a historical perspective, Contributes to the growing study of salafi Islam, Case Studies include Ibn Taymiyya, Muhammad ibnb 'Abd al-Wahhab, the formation of Saudi ulama, Nasir al-Din al-Albani, and ISIS and the destruction of monuments. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Graves and Shrines in Medieval Islam: From Pre-Islamic Times to Ibn Taymiyya's Legacy 18

2 Early Wahhabism and the Beginnings of Modern Salafism 70

3 Saudi Arabia between pan-Islamism, Iconoclasm and Political Legitimacy 126

4 Following Current Paths of Destruction: ISIS and Beyond 172.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-252) and index.

ISBN:

9781474417570

1474417574

OCLC:

992432790