Ritual, politics, and the city in Fatimid Cairo:

This book provides an understanding of the complexities of political legitimacy in Islamic dynasties by examining Fatimid political culture in Egypt reconstructed from court rituals. The author approaches ritual as a dynamic process through which claims to political and religious authority in Islami...

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Main Author: Sanders, Paula (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Albany State Univ. of New York Press 1994
Series:SUNY series in medieval Middle East history
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Summary:This book provides an understanding of the complexities of political legitimacy in Islamic dynasties by examining Fatimid political culture in Egypt reconstructed from court rituals. The author approaches ritual as a dynamic process through which claims to political and religious authority in Islamic societies was articulated, and in which complex negotiations of power have taken place.
Physical Description:XII, 231 S.
ISBN:0791417816
0791417824