1st Edition
Society and Religion in Early Ottoman Egypt Studies in the Writings of 'Abd Al-Wahhab Al-Sha 'Rani
By Michael Winter
Copyright 1982
262 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
355 Pages
by
Routledge
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The sixteenth century was a watershed in Egyptian his- tory. After being the center of powerful Islamic empires for centuries, Egypt was conquered in 1517 and made an outlying province of the Ottoman Empire. This study illuminates aspects of Egypt's social, intellectual, and religious life in the sixteenth century, as described by the Egyptian Sufi 'Abd al-Wahhb al-Sha'rn, one of the last original... Read more
Introduction 1. Historical and Cultural Background 2. Sha'rani’s Biography 3. Sufi Orders in Egypt 4. Structure and Organization of the Sufi Orders 6. Ulama and the World of Learning 7. Sha'rani and Egyptian Society in the Sixteenth Century
Biography
Michael Winter
