This book develops a new approach to the process of institutionalization and its social significance by focusing on Baghdad during the Sunni revival. Ephrat asserts that the Sunni revival was a period during which the fluid society of the “learned,” the ‘ulama’, emerged as a more defined and exclusive group. By unveiling the world of learning beyond its legal and organizational structures, this book explains how the Baghdadi ‘ulama’ constructed their social bonds and identities.
ISBN: 079144645X
Publisher: STATE UNIVERSITY
Subtitle: THE SUNNI ‘ ULAMA’ OF ELEVENTH- CENTURY BAGHDAD
Author: DAPHNA EPHRAT