- Title Pages
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Maps
- Introduction
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1 Etic Concepts and Emic Terms -
2 The State of the Art - Introduction
-
3 From Karbala to Damascus: A Relic with Multiple Shrines -
4 The Commemoration of al-Husayn in Fatimid Ascalon -
5 Excursus: Donations to Mosques and Shrines -
6 Why Ascalon? Christian Martyrs and Muslim Murābiṭūn (Defenders) -
7 Excursus: Medieval Pilgrimage – Victor Turner’s Input -
8 From Ascalon to Cairo: The Duplication of Sacred Space -
9 Excursus: Arabic Treatises in Praise of Ascalon -
10 The Shrine in Cairo under the Sunni Ayyubids and Mamluks -
11 Excursus: al-Husayn and Saladin in Palestinian Lore -
12 The Shrine in Ascalon under the Ayyubids and Mamluks -
13 Excursus: Ibn Taymiyya on the Veneration of the Head of al-Husayn -
14 Summary - Introduction
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15 Rajab in Pre-Islamic Arabia and in Early Islam -
16 Excursus: The Founding of an Islamic Rajab Under Fatimid RuleLunar Calendar -
17 Rajab under Fatimid Rule -
18 Excursus: Istighfār (Seeking Divine Forgiveness) -
19 Rajab under the Ayyubids and Mamluks -
20 Excursus: Arabic Treatises in Praise of the Sacred Months -
21 Summary - Final Comments: Spacial and Temporal Sanctity
- Works Cited
- Index
Excursus: Donations to Mosques and Shrines
Excursus: Donations to Mosques and Shrines
- Chapter:
- (p.55) 5 Excursus: Donations to Mosques and Shrines
- Source:
- Sacred Place and Sacred Time in the Medieval Islamic Middle East
- Author(s):
Daniella Talmon-Heller
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
This excursus highlights two pious acts connected with mosques and shrines: the donation of lamps and the erection of minbars (pulpits). It describes the various types of lamps used in the medieval Middle East and the symbolic meanings of the illumination of sacred spaces. It also takes a quick look at the symbolic meaning of the minbar, claiming that its donation was a combined statement of sovereignty and religious devotion.
Keywords: mosques, shrines, light, donation, lamps, minbars, symbolic meaning
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- Title Pages
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Maps
- Introduction
-
1 Etic Concepts and Emic Terms -
2 The State of the Art - Introduction
-
3 From Karbala to Damascus: A Relic with Multiple Shrines -
4 The Commemoration of al-Husayn in Fatimid Ascalon -
5 Excursus: Donations to Mosques and Shrines -
6 Why Ascalon? Christian Martyrs and Muslim Murābiṭūn (Defenders) -
7 Excursus: Medieval Pilgrimage – Victor Turner’s Input -
8 From Ascalon to Cairo: The Duplication of Sacred Space -
9 Excursus: Arabic Treatises in Praise of Ascalon -
10 The Shrine in Cairo under the Sunni Ayyubids and Mamluks -
11 Excursus: al-Husayn and Saladin in Palestinian Lore -
12 The Shrine in Ascalon under the Ayyubids and Mamluks -
13 Excursus: Ibn Taymiyya on the Veneration of the Head of al-Husayn -
14 Summary - Introduction
-
15 Rajab in Pre-Islamic Arabia and in Early Islam -
16 Excursus: The Founding of an Islamic Rajab Under Fatimid RuleLunar Calendar -
17 Rajab under Fatimid Rule -
18 Excursus: Istighfār (Seeking Divine Forgiveness) -
19 Rajab under the Ayyubids and Mamluks -
20 Excursus: Arabic Treatises in Praise of the Sacred Months -
21 Summary - Final Comments: Spacial and Temporal Sanctity
- Works Cited
- Index
