Sufis in Medieval Baghdad
Agency and the Public Sphere in the Late Abbasid Caliphate
- Publisher's listprice GBP 28.99
-
14 671 Ft (13 973 Ft + 5% VAT)
The price is estimated because at the time of ordering we do not know what conversion rates will apply to HUF / product currency when the book arrives. In case HUF is weaker, the price increases slightly, in case HUF is stronger, the price goes lower slightly.
- Discount 10% (cc. 1 467 Ft off)
- Discounted price 13 204 Ft (12 576 Ft + 5% VAT)
14 671 Ft
Availability
Not yet published.
Why don't you give exact delivery time?
Delivery time is estimated on our previous experiences. We give estimations only, because we order from outside Hungary, and the delivery time mainly depends on how quickly the publisher supplies the book. Faster or slower deliveries both happen, but we do our best to supply as quickly as possible.
Product details:
- Publisher I.B. Tauris
- Date of Publication 29 May 2025
- Number of Volumes Paperback
- ISBN 9780755647620
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Language English 700
Categories
Long description:
This book examines the political and social activities of Sufis in Baghdad in the period 1000-1258. It argues that Sufis played an important role in creating a public sphere that existed between ordinary subjects and the government. Drawing on Arabic sources and secondary literature, it explores the role of Sufis and their institutions including their ribats or lodge houses, from the use of Sufis as political ambassadors to their role in redistributing charity to the poor. The book reveals the role of Sufism in structuring a wide range of social and political arrangements in this period. It also reveals the role of ordinary, non-elite actors who, by taking part in Sufi-affiliated religious or professional associations, were able take part in public life in late-Abbasid Baghdad.
MoreTable of Contents:
Acknowledgements
Transliteration and Dates
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Concept of the Public Sphere in Medieval Islamic Societies
Chapter 2 Spaces for the Public Good in Medieval Islamic Societies
Chapter 3 Baghdad in the Late Abbasid Caliphate
Chapter 4 The Ribat: An Institution of the Public Sphere
Chapter 5 Sufis' Relations with the Ruling Authorities and their Contribution to the Public Sphere
Conclusion
Appendix: Maps and tables
Bibliography
