| A Learned Society in a Period of Transition: The Sunni 'ulama' of Eleventh-Century Baghdad Contributor(s): Ephrat, Daphna (Author) |
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ISBN: 079144645X ISBN-13: 9780791446454 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - General - History | Middle East - General - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 297.610 |
| LCCN: 99054127 |
| Series: Suny Medieval Middle East History |
| Physical Information: 246 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Religious Orientation - Islamic - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |