Sacred orientation in late antiquity and early islam: the qibla as ritual, metaphor, and identity marker
Auteur :
Gordon, Ari M.
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781032135083
Date de publication :
29 déc. 2025
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
670 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Sacred Orientation in Late Antiquity and Early Islam: The Qibla as Ritual, Metaphor, and Identity Marker offers a groundbreaking study of how the qibla - Islam’s ritual direction of prayer - served not only as a sacred practice but also as a powerful marker of communal identity in Islam’s forma-tive centuries.