| LC control no. | sh 00001752 |
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| LC classification | BP187.62 BP187.65 |
| Topical heading | Islamic monasteries |
| Variant(s) | Khānqāhs Muslim monasteries Rābiṭahs Ribāṭs Tekkes Zāwiyahs |
| See also | Monasteries Islamic monasticism and religious orders |
| Found in | Work cat.: 00436226: Franco Sánchez, F. Rābiṭa-s islámicas, 1997. Britannica Online, Apr. 19, 2001 (zāwiyah (Arabic); Persian khānqāh; Turkish tekke; "generally, in the Muslim world, a monastic complex ... akin to a hermitage (rābiṭah)") Van Donzel, E. Islamic desk reference, 1994 (Monasteries, Muslim; P. khānqāh; "a building usually reserved for Muslim mystics belonging to a dervish order") Encyc. Islam 2 : v. 4, p. 1025 (Per. khānqāh, Ara. ribāṭ, Tur. tekke, and Ara. zāwiya "refer to establishments with similar aims ... The usual translation of "monastery" does not, however, convey the complexity of the institution") |
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