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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451145403321

Autore

Marmon Shaun Elizabeth

Titolo

Eunuchs and sacred boundaries in Islamic society [[electronic resource] /] / Shaun Marmon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1995

ISBN

1-280-52589-4

0-19-536127-X

1-4294-0638-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Studies in Middle Eastern history

Disciplina

305.9/066

Soggetti

Eunuchs - Saudi Arabia - Mecca - History

Eunuchs - Saudi Arabia - Medina - History

Eunuchs - Egypt - Cairo - History

Electronic books.

Cairo (Egypt) Social life and customs

Mecca (Saudi Arabia) Religious life and customs

Medina (Saudi Arabia) Religious life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-150) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 Cairo: Eunuchs and Sacred Boundaries; 2 Madina: Sultan and Prophet; 3 More Exalted Than the Service of Kings; 4 Eunuchs, Children, and Time; 5 The Longue Durée of the Eunuchs of the Prophet; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

The figure of the eunuch in non-Western cultures has long been an object of mystery and mystification to the West. The aim of this study is to go beyond sensationalism and stereotypes, to offer a sensitive reconstruction of the historical role of the eunuch in Islam.