Ritual, politics, and the city in Fatimid Cairo
By: Paula Sanders.
Series: SUNY series in medieval Middle East history
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: [Albany, N.Y.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
Subjects: Social history -- Medieval, 500-1500.; Festivals -- Egypt -- Cairo -- History.; Rites and ceremonies, Medieval -- Egypt -- Cairo.; Fatimites -- History.; Cairo (Egypt) -- Social life and customs.; Cairo (Egypt) -- Court and courtiers.; Egypt -- Court and courtiers.
Description: This book provides an understanding of the complexities of political legitimacy in Islamic dynasties by examining Fatimid political culture in Egypt reconstructed from court rituals. The author approaches ritual as a dynamic process through which claims to political and religious authority in Islamic societies was articulated, and in which complex negotiations of power have taken place.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.