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The Matter of Sanctity explores the role of material devotion in the construction and veneration of non-canonical saints in later medieval southern France. In particular, it examines the ways in which two lay religious movements—the beguines and the Beguins—utilized sacred matte…

As one of the most profitable multinational corporations of the last ten years, Apple Inc. has become the gold standard for the production, design, and marketing of consumer electronics. Curiously, Apple products often inspire religious reflection within the imaginations of thei…

This is a study of the construction of sainthood in the colonial Punjab (1849-1929) based on the lives of two of this region's ascetic "saints," the Hindu Rama Tirtha (1873-1906) and the Sikh convert to Christianity, Sundar Singh (1889-1929?). My thesis is that asceticism in thi…

This thesis seeks to explore and survey the different understandings of Fatima bt. Muhammad "al-Zahra'" in different Shi'i social, religious, and political contexts. This investigation situates Fatima within a larger Islamic conceptualization of the saint or holy figure. Her lim…

This study explores the concept of sainthood in the medieval Islamic tradition. A close reading of the unexplored writings of two 14th C. mystical thinkers, Muh[dotbelow]ammad and `Ali Wafa', shows the presence of at least three distinct currents of thought regarding sainthood. …

This study examines sainthood in early modern Islamic societies as a site of contested authority. It focuses on a reform movement that operated within Sufi communities, with the figure of the Muslim saint as the prime agent of reform. This study offers a comparative analysis of …