The Cult of Saints Among Muslims and Jews in Medieval Syria

By Josef W. Meri

This accessible study is the first critical investigation of the cult of saints among Muslims and Jews in medieval Syria and the Near East. Through case studies of saints and their devotees, discussion of the architecture of monuments, examination of devotional objects, and analysis of ideas of "holiness", Meri depicts the practices of living religion and explores the common heritage of these two faiths.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199250782
• ISBN13: 9780199250783
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.7"