Author: Vincent J. Cornell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780292712096
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 398
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In premodern Moroccan Sufism, sainthood involved not only a closeness to the Divine presence (walaya) but also the exercise of worldly authority (wilaya). The Moroccan Jazuliyya Sufi order used the doctrine that the saint was a "substitute of the prophets" and personification of a universal "Muhammadan Reality" to justify nearly one hundred years of Sufi involvement in Moroccan political life, which led to the creation of the sharifian state. This book presents a systematic history of Moroccan Sufism through the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries C.E. and a comprehensive study of Moroccan Sufi doctrine, focusing on the concept of sainthood. Vincent J. Cornell engages in a sociohistorical analysis of Sufi institutions, a critical examination of hagiography as a source for history, a study of the Sufi model of sainthood in relation to social and political life, and a sociological analysis of more than three hundred biographies of saints. He concludes by identifying eight indigenous ideal types of saint that are linked to specific forms of authority. Taken together, they define sainthood as a socioreligious institution in Morocco.
Author: Vincent J. Cornell
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 029278970X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 650
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In premodern Moroccan Sufism, sainthood involved not only a closeness to the Divine presence (walaya) but also the exercise of worldly authority (wilaya). The Moroccan Jazuliyya Sufi order used the doctrine that the saint was a "substitute of the prophets" and personification of a universal "Muhammadan Reality" to justify nearly one hundred years of Sufi involvement in Moroccan political life, which led to the creation of the sharifian state. This book presents a systematic history of Moroccan Sufism through the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries C.E. and a comprehensive study of Moroccan Sufi doctrine, focusing on the concept of sainthood. Vincent J. Cornell engages in a sociohistorical analysis of Sufi institutions, a critical examination of hagiography as a source for history, a study of the Sufi model of sainthood in relation to social and political life, and a sociological analysis of more than three hundred biographies of saints. He concludes by identifying eight indigenous ideal types of saint that are linked to specific forms of authority. Taken together, they define sainthood as a socioreligious institution in Morocco.
Author: Pal Engal
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0857731734
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 472
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Now recognised as the standard work on the subject, Realm of St Stephen is a comprehensive history of medieval Eastern and Central Europe. Pál Engel traces the establishment of the medieval kingdom of Hungary from its conquest by the Magyar tribes in 895 until defeat by the Ottomans at the Battle of Mohacs in 1526. He shows the development of the dominant Magyars who, upon inheriting an almost empty land, absorbed the remaining Slavic peoples into their culture after the original communities had largely disappeared. Engel's book is an accessible and highly readable history. 'This is now the standard English language treatment of medieval Hungary - its internal history as well as its regional and European significance.' --- P W Knoll, University of Southern Carolina (From 'Choice') 'A lively and highly readable narrative ' --- Albrecht Classen, University of Arizona (From 'Mediaevistik')
Author: David Levithan
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307490033
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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This collection of linked poems from David Levithan, the author of the New York Times bestseller Every Day and the groundbreaking classic Boy Meets Boy and the co-author of Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with John Green), will introduce you to a world of unforgettable and emotionally resonant voices. Here’s what I know about the realm of possibility— it is always expanding, it is never what you think it is. Everything around us was once deemed impossible. From the airplane overhead to the phones in our pockets to the choir girl putting her arm around the metalhead. As hard as it is for us to see sometimes, we all exist within the realm of possibility. Most of the limits are of our own world’s devising. And yet, every day we each do so many things that were once impossible to us. Enter The Realm of Possibility and meet a boy whose girlfriend is in love with Holden Caulfield; a girl who loves the boy who wears all black; a boy with the perfect body; and a girl who writes love songs for a girl she can’t have. These are just a few of the captivating characters readers will get to know in this intensely heartfelt new novel about those ever-changing moments of love and heartbreak that go hand-in-hand with high school. David Levithan plumbs the depths of teenage emotion to create an amazing array of voices that readers won’t forget. So, enter their lives and prepare to welcome the realm of possibility open to us all. Love, joy, and these stories will linger. A MARGARET A. EDWARDS AWARD WINNER AN ALA TOP TEN BEST BOOK FOR YOUNG ADULTS A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK FOR THE TEEN AGE “Luminous . . . each voice sings with hope, humor and possibility.” —Time Out New York Kids
Author: Zhang JianXiuZhen
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1649203357
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1010
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The King of Limits, Han Chen, was reincarnated in the body of the trash from the Han family. He relied on his Heavenly Treasures, the Heaven Swallowing Stone, to break through the imprisonment of the Nine Yin and Nine Yang bodies. From a tiny ant to a mighty being that could cover the sky with one hand, Han Chen had exterminated the devil and destroyed the devil, standing on the feet of thousands of sects. He was the supreme ruler of all worlds!
Author: Paul Webster
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783271612
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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The extraordinary growth and development of the cult of St Thomas Becket is investigated here, with a particular focus on its material culture.
Author: Saint Louis Railway Club
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Author: Lang ShuDaDa
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1649752172
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 684
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His father was killed, his family was annihilated, endless humiliation struck his soul, heaven and earth were unable to accept this hatred. The iron-blooded youth went against the will of the heavens, his status was poor, and he descended to the underworld, where he roamed the world of the undead, where he turned into the god of slaughter and massacred the heavens.
Author: souryourer
Publisher: SOURYOURER
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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there is a person who is all powerful but no one know this person yet everyone says her name every time and every day do you know her? this person is called "fate" who is most kind and cruel with many different personalities and many names like lady fate, lady luck, fortuna, maha maya,...etc.there is one sentence to describe this person's power "no matter if you are THE GOD or THE DEVIL, one can never cross fate unless she gave you the way". what if a person propose his love to fate? "oh! you love me, so what, what qualification do you have, but since you have the guts to propose to me then prove me your worth". "conquer all the worlds under me and find all the pieces of me in the world and conquer them from level zero without your current power to finally reach this fate realm then we can see your worth". this started the journey of the conqueror to conquer the world and fate where there are many adventures in many realms, forming a huge harem, refining pills, weapons crafting, charm making, formation building, monster taming, and many and unknown things with a marvelous game system that shake's the world. THIS NOVEL IS MY FIRST NOVEL since English is not my mother tongue grammar will be a little off but as the story goes on the grammar will improve as well this is proved through the comments of my successful publishing through other platforms thank you readers
Author: Ku SeDeCha
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1637882688
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 953
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In the vast universe, 100 races coexisted. A mutated blood spirit allowed Mu Qing to rise up from earth to fight against the bug clan. The purple bamboo forest attracted millions of thunder tribulations, and the black Kun Peng flapped its wings, crushing countless powerhouses. There was only one Imperial Lord in the starry sky!
