A Learned Society in a Period of Transition

The Sunni ¿Ulama¿ of Eleventh-Century Baghdad

von Daphna Ephrat

246 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Addresses the social significance of orthodox Islam during the medieval period in Baghdad.This book develops a new approach to the process of institutionalization and its social significance by focusing on Baghdad during the Sunni revival. Ephrat asserts that the Sunni revival was a period during which the fluid society of the "learned," the 'ulama', emerged as a more defined and exclusive group. By unveiling the world of learning beyond its legal and organizational structures, this book explains how the Baghdadi 'ulama' constructed their social bonds and identities.

• Reihe: SUNY Press
• ISBN: 9780791446461
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 03.08.2000
• Größe: 229 x 151 mm
• Verlag: State University of New York Press