Sufis in medieval Baghdad : agency and the public sphere in the late Abbasid caliphate
Chapter 1: The concept of the public sphere in medieval Islamic societies -- Umma, s̲h̲arīʿa and the public sphere -- S̲h̲arīʿa, the objectives of s̲h̲arīʿa and maṣlaḥa (common interest) -- Maṣlaḥa from a Sufi point of view -- Chapter 2: Spaces for the public good in medieval Islamic societies -- Pu...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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London : I. B. Tauris,
2023
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| Schlagworte: | Civil society Islam and civil society Sufis Public sphere |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (193 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Chapter 1: The concept of the public sphere in medieval Islamic societies -- Umma, s̲h̲arīʿa and the public sphere -- S̲h̲arīʿa, the objectives of s̲h̲arīʿa and maṣlaḥa (common interest) -- Maṣlaḥa from a Sufi point of view -- Chapter 2: Spaces for the public good in medieval Islamic societies -- Public spheres from above: Charity -- Public spheres from below: Civic associations -- Community organizations and the public good -- Merchants' and artisans' guilds and the public good -- Futuwwa groups and the public good -- Futuwwa and Sufism -- Public spheres from above and below: Commanding good and forbidding evil -- Other religious communities and the public good -- Chapter 3: Baghdad in the late Abbasid Caliphate -- Politics and the political elite -- Socio-religious institutions, notables and the commoners -- Communal riots, natural calamities and daily life -- Chapter 4: The Ribāṭ: An institution of the public sphere -- Ribāṭ: A space for education and learning -- Ribāṭ: A space for the needy and the poor -- Ribāṭ S̲h̲ayk̲h̲ al-s̲h̲uyūk̲h̲ of Baghdad and its role in the public sphere -- Sufis as ribāṭ s̲h̲ayk̲h̲s and administrators, and their involvement in political corruption -- Chapter 5: Sufis' relations with the ruling authorities and their contribution to the public sphere -- Sufis' collaborative relationships with the ruling elite -- Sufis' oppositional relationships with ruling authorities -- Apolitical Sufis and their public sphere -- Sufis' roles as teachers, preachers, ascetics and charitable s̲h̲ayk̲h̲s of ṭarīqa -- Sufis' relationships with artisans and traders -- Sufis as futuwwa leaders: ʿUmar al-Suhrawardī -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Maps and Tables -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (193 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780755647590 0755647599 9780755647583 0755647580 |