The Birth of The Prophet Muhammad: Devotional Piety in Sunni Islam

ISBN-10: 1135983933

ISBN-13: 9781135983932

Edition: N/A

Authors: Marion Holmes Katz

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In the medieval period, the birth of the Prophet Muhammad (the mawlid) was celebrated in popular narratives and ceremonies that expressed the religious agendas and aspirations of ordinary Muslims, including women. This book examines the Mawlid from its origins to the present day and provides a new insight into how an aspect of everyday Islamic piety has been transformed by modernity. The book gives a window into the religious lives of medieval Muslim women, rather than focusing on the limitations that were placed on them and shows how medieval popular Islam was coherent and meaningful, not just a set of deviations from scholarly norms. Concise in both historical and textual analysis, this…

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Publisher: Routledge
Binding: E-Book
Pages: 296