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Heavenly journeys, earthly concerns : the legacy of the miʻraj in the formation of Islam / Brooke Olson Vuckovic.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Religion in history, society & culture ; 5.Publisher: New York : Routledge, 2005Description: 1 online resource (x, 178 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 0203487478
  • 9780203487471
  • 9781135885243
  • 1135885249
  • 9781280175138
  • 1280175133
  • 9781135885236
  • 1135885230
Other title:
  • Legacy of the miʻraj in the formation of Islam
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Heavenly journeys, earthly concerns.DDC classification:
  • 297.6/33 22
LOC classification:
  • BP166.57 .V83 2005eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
  • 11.82
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Contents:
Constructing the prophet of God -- The miʻraj and the early Muslims' communal and confessional identity -- Communal reaction -- The formation of communal morality.
Summary: Examines how an elite group of traditionists, historians and theologians shaped Muslims' perceptions of their prophet, their community and their behaviour by retelling and interpreting the story of Muhammad's ascent to heaven (the mi'raj).
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Item type Current library Call number URL Status Notes Barcode
eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)106434

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-176) and index.

Constructing the prophet of God -- The miʻraj and the early Muslims' communal and confessional identity -- Communal reaction -- The formation of communal morality.

Print version record.

Examines how an elite group of traditionists, historians and theologians shaped Muslims' perceptions of their prophet, their community and their behaviour by retelling and interpreting the story of Muhammad's ascent to heaven (the mi'raj).

English.