Sacred Performances: Islam, Sexuality, and Sacrifice
by M.E. Combs-Schilling
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- Hardcover
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- 023106974X
- ISBN 13
- 9780231069748
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NY: Columbia University Press, 1989. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the red front fly leaf. With penetrating insight Combs-Schilling illuminates the remarkable survival of one of the world's oldest monarchies, still ruling after 1200 years. The author unravels the paradox of this ancient yet progressive institution that has weathered invasion, economic collapse, and colonial assault. The pillars of stability for which political analysts typically search -- military strength, bureaucratic control, and commercial prosperity -- have often been absent in Morocco, sometimes for centuries. How then has the monarchy stood firm? In this remarkable book, Combs-Schilling argues that the answer is to be found in the distinctive forms of ritual practice developed during times of great crises. Unique among Islamic governments, the Moroccan monarchy became cnetral to the popular celebrations of the most sacred rituals of Islam, cloaking itself in their sanctity. Combs-Schilling breaks new ground in thinking about ritual. The author explores the consequences of the replication and reinforcement of Morocco's national ceremonies in villages and homes and the metaphorical equivalence thereby built. The author outlines how ritual metaphors simultaneously fuse the monarchy with the hallowed prophets of Islam and the mundane structures of family life. Record # 380368
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- Title
- Sacred Performances: Islam, Sexuality, and Sacrifice
- Author
- M.E. Combs-Schilling
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 023106974X
- ISBN 13
- 9780231069748
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Social Sciences, Anthropology, , .
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