Eunuchs and sacred boundaries in Islamic society / Shaun Marmon.
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TextSeries: Studies in Middle Eastern history (New York, N.Y.)Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 162 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 1429406380
- 9781429406383
- 019536127X
- 9780195361278
- 9780195071016
- 0195071018
- 1280525894
- 9781280525896
- Eunuchs -- Saudi Arabia -- Mecca -- History
- Eunuchs -- Saudi Arabia -- Medina -- History
- Eunuchs -- Egypt -- Cairo -- History
- Cairo (Egypt) -- Social life and customs
- Mecca (Saudi Arabia) -- Religious life and customs
- Medina (Saudi Arabia) -- Religious life and customs
- Eunuques -- Arabie saoudite -- La Mecque -- Histoire
- Eunuques -- Arabie saoudite -- Médine -- Histoire
- Eunuques -- Égypte -- Le Caire -- Histoire
- PSYCHOLOGY -- Human Sexuality
- SELF-HELP -- Sexual Instruction
- Eunuchs
- Manners and customs
- Egypt -- Cairo
- Saudi Arabia -- Mecca
- Saudi Arabia -- Medina
- Eunuchen
- Islam
- 306.76/2 22
- HQ449 .M37 1995eb
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-150) and index.
Print version record.
1 Cairo: Eunuchs and Sacred Boundaries; 2 Madina: Sultan and Prophet; 3 More Exalted Than the Service of Kings; 4 Eunuchs, Children, and Time; 5 The Longue Durée of the Eunuchs of the Prophet; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
The figure of the eunuch in non-Western cultures has long been an object of mystery and mystification to the West. The aim of this study is to go beyond sensationalism and stereotypes, to offer a sensitive reconstruction of the historical role of the eunuch in Islam.
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