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OverviewShowing how the powerful tradition of music nurtures the Muslim soul, Waugh brings new insights to the study of the religious function of memory. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Earle H. Waugh , Frederick M. DennyPublisher: University of South Carolina Press Imprint: University of South Carolina Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.540kg ISBN: 9781570035678ISBN 10: 1570035679 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 30 July 2005 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationEarle H. Waugh is professor emeritus in the Department of Religious Studies and director of the Dimic Research Institute at the University of Alberta. Trained as a historian of religion, Waugh brings a comparative perspective to his studies. One of the world's leading scholars of Muslim religious chanting, particularly within Sufi mystical traditions, Waugh is the author or editor of more than ten books, including The Munshidin of Egypt: Their World and Their Song, published by the University of South Carolina Press in 1989. He is currently working on a book about a reformist Sufi group in Egypt. Waugh continues to lecture widely since his retirement from teaching in 2002 and is often sought out by commentators and journalists for his views on Islam. He lives in Edmonton. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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