The Development of Islamic Ritual (Hardcover, New Ed)

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.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Formation of the Classical Islamic World
Release date:	July 2006
First published:	2006
Editors:	Gerald Hawting
Dimensions:	244 x 169mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	422
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-86078-712-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Worship > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Worship > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion
LSN:	0-86078-712-5
Barcode:	9780860787129

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