02901nam 2200769uu 450 991096289820332120251116203308.00-19-771286-X1-280-52589-40-19-536127-X1-4294-0638-010.1093/oso/9780195071016.001.0001(CKB)1000000000408759(EBL)271420(OCoLC)191935606(SSID)ssj0000150284(PQKBManifestationID)11159889(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000150284(PQKBWorkID)10280507(PQKB)11413673(Au-PeEL)EBL271420(CaPaEBR)ebr10142179(CaONFJC)MIL52589(OCoLC)935260446(MiAaPQ)EBC271420(OCoLC)1406786736(StDuBDS)9780197712863(EXLCZ)99100000000040875919960124e20231995 |y |engur|n|---|||||txtccrEunuchs and sacred boundaries in Islamic society /Shaun Marmon1st ed.New York ;Oxford University Press,2023.1 online resource (177 p.)Studies in Middle Eastern historyOxford scholarship onlinePreviously issued in print: 1995.0-19-507101-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; ZThe 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.Studies in Middle Eastern history.Oxford scholarship online.EunuchsSaudi ArabiaMeccaHistoryEunuchsSaudi ArabiaMedinaHistoryEunuchsEgyptCairoHistoryCairo (Egypt)Social life and customsMecca (Saudi Arabia)Religious life and customsMedina (Saudi Arabia)Religious life and customsEunuchsHistory.EunuchsHistory.EunuchsHistory.305.9/066Marmon Shaun Elizabeth1888351DLCDLCUkStDuBDSZStDuBDSZBOOK9910962898203321Eunuchs and sacred boundaries in Islamic society4527040UNINA