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Autore |
Marmon Shaun Elizabeth |
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Titolo |
Eunuchs and sacred boundaries in Islamic society [[electronic resource] /] / Shaun Marmon |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1995 |
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0-19-771286-X |
1-280-52589-4 |
0-19-536127-X |
1-4294-0638-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (177 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in Middle Eastern history |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Eunuchs - Saudi Arabia - Mecca - History |
Eunuchs - Saudi Arabia - Medina - History |
Eunuchs - Egypt - Cairo - History |
Cairo (Egypt) Social life and customs |
Mecca (Saudi Arabia) Religious life and customs |
Medina (Saudi Arabia) Religious life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-150) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 DureĢe 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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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