ISBN:
1429406380
,
9781429406383
,
019536127X
,
9780195361278
,
9780195071016
,
0195071018
,
1280525894
,
9781280525896
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xii, 162 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Additional Information:
Rezensiert in Nasr, Ahmad A. EUNUCHS IN ISLAMIC SOCIETY 2001
Series Statement:
Studies in Middle Eastern history
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Marmon, Shaun Elizabeth Eunuchs and sacred boundaries in Islamic society
DDC:
306.762
Keywords:
Eunuchs History
;
Saudi Arabia
;
Mecca
;
Eunuchs History
;
Saudi Arabia
;
Medina
;
Eunuchs History
;
Egypt
;
Cairo
;
Eunuchs History
;
Eunuchs History
;
Eunuchs History
;
Eunucos Historia
;
Arabia Saudita
;
Medina
;
Eunucos Historia
;
Egipto
;
Cairo
;
Manners and customs
;
Eunuchen
;
Islam
;
PSYCHOLOGY ; Human Sexuality
;
SELF-HELP ; Sexual Instruction
;
Eunuchs
;
History
;
Cairo (Egypt) Social life and customs
;
Mecca (Saudi Arabia) Religious life and customs
;
Medina (Saudi Arabia) Religious life and customs
;
Cairo (Egypt) Social life and customs
;
Mecca (Saudi Arabia) Religious life and customs
;
Medina (Saudi Arabia) Religious life and customs
;
Cairo (Egipto) Vida social y costumbres
;
Meca (Arabia Saudita) Vida religiosa y costumbres
;
Medina (Arabia Saudita) Vida religiosa y costumbres
;
Egypt ; Cairo
;
Saudi Arabia ; Mecca
;
Saudi Arabia ; Medina
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
The figure of the eunuch in non-Western cultures has long been an object of mystery and mystification to the West. The aim of this study is to go beyond sensationalism and stereotypes, to offer a sensitive reconstruction of the historical role of the eunuch in Islam
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-150) and index. - Description based on print version record
