On Relics and Mausoleums : the Death of the Prophet Muḥammad between History and Legend in the Mediterranean Context
Di Cesare, Michelina (Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza")

Imprint:	Bellaterra : Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Servei de Publicacions, 2020
Abstract:	This contribution analyses some motifs related to the death, relics, and tomb of the Prophet Muḥammad in some of his medieval Latin legendary biographies, namely the dismemberment of his body, the keeping of his relics in the Ka'ba, and his suspended reliquary-sepulchre. It argues that these motifs, rather than resulting from a bi-polar dialectical approach to the life of the Prophet (Muḥammad vs. Jesus; Mecca vs. Jerusalem; Islamic way of life vs. Christian way of life) for polemical purposes, originate from a reflection on Arabic terms, Islamic practices, and recent history.
Rights:	Aquest material està protegit per drets d'autor i/o drets afins. Podeu utilitzar aquest material en funció del que permet la legislació de drets d'autor i drets afins d'aplicació al vostre cas. Per a d'altres usos heu d'obtenir permís del(s) titular(s) de drets.
Language:	Anglès
Additional title':	Documents (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) 118
Document:	Capítol de llibre
Published in:	Propaganda and (un)covered identities in treatises and sermons, 2020, p. 57-70, ISBN 978-84-490-8891-9

Podeu consultar el llibre complet a: https://ddd.uab.cat/record/224264

14 p, 539.4 KB

The record appears in these collections:
Books and collections > Book chapters