Prayer in Islamic Thought and Practice
Author:   Marion Holmes Katz (New York University)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Volume:   6
ISBN:  

9780521716291


Pages:   250
Publication Date:   29 April 2013
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Marion Holmes Katz (New York University)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Volume:   6
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780521716291


ISBN 10:   0521716292
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   29 April 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Canonical prayer (Salāt) and supplication (du'ā'): development and rules; 2. Valid prayer and ideal prayer; 3. Interpretive models: what is Salāt, and what does it do?; 4. The community at prayer: congregational prayer, prayer leadership (imāma), and the boundaries of the religious community; 5. Women and prayer.

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'Marion Holmes Katz's richly textured book offers a broad historical survey of the rules, values and interpretations relating to Salat. This innovative study on the subject examines the different ways in which prayer has been understood in Islamic law, Sufi mysticism and Islamic philosophy.' Abrar


Author Information

Marion Holmes Katz is Associate Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at New York University. Her publications include Body of Text: The Emergence of the Sunni Law of Ritual Purity (2002) and The Birth of the Prophet Muhammad: Devotional Piety in Sunni Islam (2007).

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