{"product_id":"the-birth-of-the-prophet-marion-holmes-katz-9780415771276","title":"The Birth of The Prophet Muhammad: Devotional Piety in Sunni Islam","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the medieval period, the birth of the Prophet Muhammad (the mawlid) was celebrated in popular narratives and ceremonies that expressed the religious agendas and aspirations of ordinary Muslims, including women. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the Mawlid from its origins to the present day and provides a new insight into how an aspect of everyday Islamic piety has been transformed by modernity. The book gives a window into the religious lives of medieval Muslim women, rather than focusing on the limitations that were placed on them and shows how medieval popular Islam was coherent and meaningful, not just a set of deviations from scholarly norms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConcise in both historical and textual analysis, this book is an important contribution to our understanding of contemporary Muslim devotional practices and will be of great interest to postgraduate students and researchers of Islam, religious studies and medieval studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marion Holmes Katz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415771277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415771276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.39w x 0.82d","brand":"Marion Holmes Katz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086314975487,"sku":"9780415771276","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf81043d-cf67-4720-ae49-6b5713c13242.jpg?v=1769093979","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-birth-of-the-prophet-marion-holmes-katz-9780415771276","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}