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The temptation of graves in salafi Islam : iconoclasm, destruction and idolatry / Ondrej Beranek and Pavel Tupek.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beranek, Ondrej, 1980- author.
- Tupek, Pavel, 1980- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cemeteries--Islamic countries.
- Cemeteries.
- Cemeteries--Desecration.
- Wahhābīyah.
- Islamic countries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 260 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 1. Graves and Shrines in Medieval Islam: From Pre-Islamic Times to Ibn Taymiyya's Legacy
- 2. Early Wahhabism and the Beginnings of Modern Salafism
- 3. Saudi Arabia between pan-Islamism, Iconoclasm and Political Legitimacy
- 4. Following Current Paths of Destruction: ISIS and Beyond.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Apr 2021).
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-252) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4744-4477-6
- 1-4744-1758-2
- 1-4744-1759-0
- OCLC:
- 1312727197
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