The temptation of graves in Salafi Islam : iconoclasm, destruction and idolatry /
In various parts of the Islamic world over the past decades virulent attacks have targeted Islamic funeral and sacral architecture. Rather than being random acts of vandalism, these are associated with the idea of performing one's religious duty as attested to in the Salafi/Wahhabi tradition an...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press
[2018]
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3366/j.ctt1tqx9xg |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Graves and shrines in medieval Islam: from pre-Islamic times to Ibn Taymiyya's legacy
- 2. Early Wahhabism and the beginnings of modern Salafism
- 3. Saudi Arabia between pan-Islamism, iconoclasm and political legitimacy
- 4. Following current paths of destruction: ISIS and beyond.