In the Vicinity of the Righteous: Ziyāra and the Veneration of Muslim Saints ... - Christopher Schurman Taylor - Google Books

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This first in-depth scholarly study of the institution of "ziy?ra" (visiting tombs), and its central role in the cult of Muslim saints in late medieval Egypt (1200-1500 A.D.), makes an original contribution to the social history of religion. It explores…