Eunuchs and sacred boundaries in Islamic society [[electronic resource] /] / Shaun Marmon
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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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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1995 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (177 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 305.9/066 |
| Soggetto topico: | Eunuchs - Saudi Arabia - Mecca - History |
| Eunuchs - Saudi Arabia - Medina - History | |
| Eunuchs - Egypt - Cairo - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Cairo (Egypt) Social life and customs |
| Mecca (Saudi Arabia) Religious life and customs | |
| Medina (Saudi Arabia) Religious life and customs | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Eunuchs and sacred boundaries in Islamic society |
| ISBN: | 1-280-52589-4 |
| 0-19-536127-X | |
| 1-4294-0638-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910451145403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Studies in Middle Eastern history (New York, N.Y.)