Dimensions of Locality Muslim Saints, their Place and Space (Yearbook of the Sociology of Islam No. 8)
As a world religion Islam is based on a highly abstract and absolute notion of the transcendent, which its followers establish and celebrate - in a seemingly contradictory fashion - at very specific sites: Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem, and the vast and complex landscapes of mosques and Muslim saints...
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Other Authors: | Stauth, Georg (Editor), Schielke, Samuli (Editor) |
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Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
Language: | English |
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Bielefeld
transcript Verlag
2008
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Series: | Globaler lokaler Islam
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