Majnun: The Madman in Medieval Islamic Society - Michael W. Dols

Majnun: The Madman in Medieval Islamic Society

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Buch | Hardcover
568 Seiten
1992
Clarendon Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-820221-9 (ISBN)
199,95 inkl. MwSt
This is a comprehensive and original study of madness in the medieval Islamic world. Using a wide variety of sources, historical, literary, and art, the author explores beliefs about madness in Islamic society and examines attitudes towards individuals afflicted by mental illness or disability.
This is a comprehensive and original study of madness in the medieval Islamic world. Using a wide variety of sources from history, literature, and art, the late Michael Dols explores beliefs about madness in Islamic society and examines attitudes towards individuals afflicted by mental illness or disability.

The book demonstrates the links between Christian and Muslim medical beliefs and practices, and traces the influence of certain Christian beliefs, such as miracle-working, on Islamic practices. It breaks new ground in analysing the notions of the romantic fool, the wise fool, and the holy fool in medieval Islam within the framework of perceptions of mental illness, and shows that the madman was not regarded as a pariah, an outcast, or a scapegoat. This is a comprehensive and original work, whose insights into magic, medicine, and religion combine to open up our understanding of medieval Islamic society.

Died 1989

I. HEALING NATURAL AND SUPERNATURAL: MEDICINE, RELIGION AND MAGIC ; II. PERCEPTION: PROFANE AND SACRED ; III. UNREASON: PRIVILEGE AND DEPRIVATION

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.10.1992
Zusatzinfo 4 pp plates
Verlagsort Oxford
Sprache englisch
Maße 162 x 237 mm
Gewicht 1024 g
Themenwelt Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Mittelalter
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Kulturgeschichte
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Sozialgeschichte
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 0-19-820221-0 / 0198202210
ISBN-13 978-0-19-820221-9 / 9780198202219
Zustand Neuware
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