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Muhammad's Grave: Death Rites and the Making of Islamic Society Leor Halevi
Muhammad's Grave: Death Rites and the Making of Islamic Society
Leor Halevi
A study of the role of death rites in the making of Islamic society. This book describes how Muslims wailed for the deceased, prepared corpses for burial, marched in funerary processions, and prayed for the dead, highlighting the specific economic and political factors involved in these rituals as well as key religious and sexual divisions.
416 pages, 7 illus.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | May 8, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9780231137423 |
| Publishers | Columbia University Press |
| Pages | 416 |
| Dimensions | 237 × 166 × 34 mm · 693 g |
| Language | English |
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