Learning to Pray by Wayne Muller
Challenging conventional assumptions, the contributors to this interdisciplinary volume argue that premodern Muslim societies had diverse and changing varieties of public spheres, constructed according to premises different from those of Western societies. The public sphere, conceptualized as a separate and autonomous sphere between the official and private, is used to shed new light on familiar topics in Islamic history, such as the role of the shari a (Islamic religious law), the ulama' (Islamic scholars), schools of law, Sufi brotherhoods, the Islamic endowment institution, and the relationship between power and culture, rulers and community, from the ninth to twentieth centuries.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780553105537 |
| ISBN 10 | 0553105531 |
| Title | Learning to Pray |
| Author | Wayne Muller |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bantam |
| Year published | 2003-04-29 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |