Normal view
MARC view
Islamic monasteries (Konu Terimi)
Used for/see from:
- Khānqāhs
- Muslim monasteries
- Rābiṭahs
- Ribāṭs
- Tekkes
- Zāwiyahs
See also:
- Broader heading: Monasteries
- Islamic monasticism and religious orders
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")