Jonathan porter berkey (9 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. xii, 143 pages : 24 cm. Summary:"Islamic popular preachers and storytellers had enormous influence in defining common religious knowledge and faith in the medieval Near East. Jonathan Berkey's book illuminates the popular culture of religious storytelling. It draws on chronicles, biographical dictionaries, sermons, and tales, but especially on a number of medieval treatises critical of popular preachers, and also on a vigorous defense of them that emerged in fourteenth-century Egyptian Sufi circles."--Jacket.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. x + 237 pages, illustrations : 24 cm.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 250 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 143 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 252 pages. 5.25x6.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Tankobon Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. Japanese language. 8.35x5.75x1.10 inches. In Stock.

orig.boards. Zustand: Minor rubbing. VG. 24x15cm, xi,143 pp "Islamic popular preachers and storytellers had enormous influence in defining common religious knowledge and faith in the medieval Middle East. Jonathan Berkey's book illuminates the popular culture of religious storytelling. It draws on chronicles, biographical dictionaries, sermons, and tales - but especially on a number of medieval treatises critical of popular preachers, and also a vigorous defence of them which emerged in fourteenth-century Egyptian Sufi circles. Popular preachers drew inspiration and legitimacy from the rise of Sufi mysticism, with its emphasis on internal spiritual activity and direct enlightenment, enabling them to challenge or reinforce social and political hierarchies as they entertained the masses with tales of moral edification. As these charismatic figures developed a popular following, they often aroused the wrath of scholars and elites, who resented innovative interpretations of Islam that undermined orthodox religious authority and blurred social and gender barriers. Critics of popular preachers and storytellers worried that they would corrupt their audiences' understanding of Islam. Their defenders argued that preachers and storytellers could contribute to the consensus of the Islamic community as to what constituted acceptable religious knowledge. In the end, religious knowledge, and the definition of Islam as it was commonly understood, remained porous and flexible throughout the Middle Period, thanks in part to the activities of popular preachers and storytellers." - Publisher's description.…