Popular Culture in Medieval Cairo

by Boaz Shoshan

Book Overview

This is the first book-length study of popular culture in a medieval Islamic city. Dr. Shoshan draws together a wealth of Arabic sources to explore popular religion against the background of the growing influence of Sufism, an important biography of Muhammad that was suppressed by the learned, and the origins and popular practices of the annual Nawruz festival. He also assesses the political beliefs and economic expectations of the Carene commoners...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521894298
• ISBN13: 9780521894296
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"