The Cult of Saints among Muslims and Jews in Medieval Syria (Oxford Oriental Monographs)

by JosefW.Meri (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2002

  $313.36

  This accessible study is the first critical investigation of the cult of saints among Muslims and Jews in medieval Syria and the Near East. Josef Meri's critical reading of a wide range of contemporary sources reveals a vibrant religious culture in which the veneration of saints and pilgrimage to tombs and shrines were fundamental.