Eunuchs and Sacred Boundaries in Islamic Society Studies in Middle Eastern History
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Eunuchs and Sacred Boundaries in Islamic Society Studies in Middle Eastern History Description
The figure of the eunuch in non-Western cultures has long been an object of mystery and mystification to the West. This book goes beyond sensationalism and stereotypes and offers a sensitive reconstruction of the historical role of the eunuch in Islam.
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| OPC | PDHNHVR |
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| Codes | 0195071018 (ISBN-10) |
| 9780195071016 (ISBN) |
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In this thought-provoking interdisciplinary work Shaun Marmon describes how eunuchs as a category of people who embodied ambiguity both defined and mediated critical thresholds of moral and physical space in the household in the palace and in the tomb of pre-modern Islamic society. The author's central focus is on the sacred society of eunuchs who guarded the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad in Medina for over six centuries and whose last representatives still perform many of their time honored rituals to this day. Through Marmon's account the sacred eunuchs of Medina become historical guides into uncharted dimensions of Islamic ritual political symbolism social order gender and time.
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- ISBN Eunuchs and Sacred Boundaries in Islamic Society 176 pages English
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| Language version | English |
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| Release date (DD/MM/YYYY) | 18/01/1996 |
| Number of pages | 176 pages |
| Written by | Shaun Marmon |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Suggested gender | Any gender |
| International Standard Book Number (ISBN) | 9780195071016 |
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