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Law and Piety in Medieval Islam (Hardcover, New)
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Law and Piety in Medieval Islam (Hardcover, New)
Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
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The Ayyubid and Mamluk periods were some of the most intellectually
fecund in Islamic history. Megan H. Reid's book, which traverses
three centuries from 1170 to 1500, recovers the stories of medieval
men and women who were renowned not only for their intellectual
prowess but also for their devotional piety. Through these stories,
the book examines trends in voluntary religious practice that have
been largely overlooked in modern scholarship. This type of piety
was distinguished by the pursuit of God's favor through additional
rituals, which emphasized the body as an instrument of worship and
the rejection of the temptation of worldly pleasures and even
society itself. Using an array of sources including manuals of law,
fatwa collections, chronicles and obituaries, the book shows what
it meant to be a good Muslim in the medieval period and how Islamic
law defined holy behavior. In its concentration on personal piety,
ritual and religious practice the book offers an intimate
perspective on early Islamic society.
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