"Licit Magic": The Touch And Sight Of Islamic Talismanic Scrolls
The following study traces the production and history of the talismanic scroll as a medium through a Fatimid, Ayyubid, and Mamluk historical periods. My dissertation understands the protocol of manufacturing and utilizing talismanic scrolls. The dissertation is a study of the Qur'an, prayers an...
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Harvard University
2014
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Online Access: | http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11479 http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:12274637 |