The Development of Islamic Ritual (The Formation of the Classical Islamic World) - Hardcover

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9780860787129: The Development of Islamic Ritual (The Formation of the Classical Islamic World)
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ISBN 10: 0860787125 ISBN 13: 9780860787129
Publisher: Routledge, 2006

Synopsis

This volume is concerned with the origins, development and character of ritual in Islam. The focus is upon the rituals associated with the five 'pillars of Islam': the credal formula, prayer, alms, fasting and pilgrimage. Since the 19th century academic scholarship has sought to investigate Muslim rituals from the point of view of history, the study of religion, and the social sciences, and a set of the most important and influential contributions to this debate, some of them translated into English for the first time, is brought together here. Participation in the ritual life of Islam is for most Muslims the predominant expression of their adherence to the faith and of their religious identity. The Development of Islamic Ritual shows some of the ways in which this important aspect of Islam developed to maturity in the first centuries of Islamic history.

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About the Author

Gerald Hawting is Professor of the History of the Near and Middle East at SOAS, London, UK.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0860787125
ISBN 13 
9780860787129
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
422
Editor
Hawting Gerald
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