Josef W Meri

Biographic Data

ID1443113
NAMEJosef W Meri
GIVEN NAMESJosef W
FAMILY NAMEMeri
SIGNATUREMERI J W
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of California, Berkeley
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS16
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1999
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2002
H-INDEX1

  • Issues in Publishing and the Internet in Medieval Islamic Studies

    Open AccessJosef Meri, Josef W MeriARTICLEMiddle East Studies Association…2002

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  • A Late Medieval Syrian Pilgrimage Guide

    Josef Meri, Josef W MeriARTICLEMedieval Encounters2001Cited by: 1

    Pilgrimage to the tombs of holy persons, known as ziyāra (lit. a visit, visiting) was a fundamental aspect of devotional life throughout the medieval Near East. Medieval Muslims composed pilgrimage guides reflecting their pilgrimage experiences and those of others. Such guides, known collectively as "kutub al-ziyārāt" (pilgrimage guides), meant to be employed at tombs and shrines, mention places efficacious for prayer, obtaining baraka (blessings…

  • Issues in Teaching and Research in Medieval Islamic Studies

    Open AccessJosef Meri, Josef W MeriARTICLEMiddle East Studies Association…2001

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  • Religion and Culture in Medieval Islam

    Josef Meri, Josef W Meri et al.ARTICLEJournal of the American Oriental…2001

  • Software and Technology Review

    Open AccessJosef Meri, Josef W MeriARTICLEMiddle East Studies Association…2000Cited by: 1

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  • Aspects of Baraka (Blessings) and Ritual Devotion Among Medieval Muslims and Jews1

    Josef Meri, Josef W MeriARTICLEMedieval Encounters1999Cited by: 14

    Baraka (lit. blessing) lay at the foundation of Muslim and Jewish conceptions and perceptions of the sacred. Medieval devotees sought the baraka of prophets, saints and devotional objects. This study considers the physical and devotional setting for the transmission of baraka and the ritual acts devotees performed in order to acquire it

  • Re-Appropriating Sacred Space

    Josef Meri, Josef W MeriARTICLEMedieval Encounters1999

    This study suggests a number of ways in which Jews and Muslims venerated the Prophet Elijah and his Islamic counterpart al-Khadir in the Near Eastern context from the twelfth through seventeenth centuries. In invoking the Prophet, devotees sought to reclaim and rediscover the sacred in tradition and physically and ritually represent it. The discussion first focuses on the depiction of the shrines of Elijah in Jewish travel itineraries. The profou…

  • Yedida Kalfon Stillman

    Open AccessShifra Epstein, Josef Meri et al.ARTICLEMiddle East Studies Association…1999

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  • In Memoriam

    Open AccessJosef Meri, Josef W MeriARTICLEMiddle East Studies Association…1999

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  • The Changing Face of Medieval Near Eastern Studies

    Open AccessJosef Meri, Josef W MeriARTICLEMiddle East Studies Association…1999

    As we Embrace the new millennium, the debate concerning the ever-changing role of area studies in the humanities curriculum and in funding and academic policies continues. Middle Eastern Studies is facing a new policy and funding agenda, which is forcing institutions and departments to impose changes in teaching, research and funding and meant to bring Middle Eastern Studies in line with what are perceived as more relevant fields of study. Accord…