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ISBN10: 1569021031, ISBN13: 9781569021033, [publisher: Red Sea Press] Softcover Markings and scratches on front and back covers. Used - Very Good [Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1998]
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ISBN10: 1569021031, ISBN13: 9781569021033, [publisher: Red Sea Press] Softcover Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. [Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1998]
Red Sea Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Red Sea Press ISBN 1569021031 9781569021033 [US]
ISBN10: 1569021031, ISBN13: 9781569021033, [publisher: Red Sea Press] Softcover Buy with confidence! Book is in acceptable condition with wear to the pages, binding, and some marks within 0.5 [Amherst, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1998]
ISBN10: 1569021031, ISBN13: 9781569021033, [publisher: Red Sea Press] Softcover Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. 0.5 [Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1998]
ISBN10: 1569021031, ISBN13: 9781569021033, [publisher: Brand: Red Sea Press] Softcover This collection of essays, based on first-hand anthropological field research spanning many years, brings together in a single volume the author's collected material on characteristics of popular Islam amongst the Somali of the Horn of Africa. The tension between mystically mediated views of man's relation to God and more ritualistic interpretations of region provides the main focus of this book-Sufism on the one hand, and skeptical criticism of this mystical understanding of Islam on the other. A universal religion here, as elsewhere, Islam has its own local emphasis and special features, and in these investigations of the cult of saints, the reader is introduced to an array of Somali saints and holy men, their reputation for mystical powers, and the pathways to veneration. The repertoire includes clan ancestors, local holy men of outstanding piety, and famous pan-Islamic figures. These essays also look at some popular practices which are at the margins of orthodox religion, such as spirit possession cults associated primarily with women. Lewis' introductory essay to this volume deserves special attention. In it he challenges single strand theories on the cult of saints espoused by some scholars and non scholars, and sets the stage for the presentation of an intricate and integrated picture of Muslim beliefs and practice among the Somali. Rigorous, outspo ...
ISBN10: 1569021031, ISBN13: 9781569021033, [publisher: Brand: Red Sea Press] Softcover This collection of essays, based on first-hand anthropological field research spanning many years, brings together in a single volume the author's collected material on characteristics of popular Islam amongst the Somali of the Horn of Africa. The tension between mystically mediated views of man's relation to God and more ritualistic interpretations of region provides the main focus of this book-Sufism on the one hand, and skeptical criticism of this mystical understanding of Islam on the other. A universal religion here, as elsewhere, Islam has its own local emphasis and special features, and in these investigations of the cult of saints, the reader is introduced to an array of Somali saints and holy men, their reputation for mystical powers, and the pathways to veneration. The repertoire includes clan ancestors, local holy men of outstanding piety, and famous pan-Islamic figures. These essays also look at some popular practices which are at the margins of orthodox religion, such as spirit possession cults associated primarily with women. Lewis' introductory essay to this volume deserves special attention. In it he challenges single strand theories on the cult of saints espoused by some scholars and non scholars, and sets the stage for the presentation of an intricate and integrated picture of Muslim beliefs and practice among the Somali. Rigorous, outspo ...
ISBN10: 1569021031, ISBN13: 9781569021033, [publisher: RED SEA PRESS,U.S] Softcover [Madrid, M, Spain] [Publication Year: 1998]
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