![]() ![]() ![]() Various colleagues and friends also made this book possible: Paul Babbitt, who counted my paradigm shifts David Brakke and Dyan Elliot, who read early drafts Jan and Bonnie Duke Chris and Maren Foley Ben Johnson the Rasmussen clan, who protected my sanity William Tucker Mary Jo Weaver and James Willis. First, however, I should like to recognize the generosity of Southern Arkansas University and Ole Miss both institutions provided summer research funds that allowed me time to write. It is with profound humility and sadness that I now complete my time spent with their lives and legacies and introduce them to my readers.īecause this study has consumed me for so many years, there are many people to thank for their continued support and encouragement. The Blessed Virgin and Fatima al-Zahra have remained my constants as I moved across various state lines, making new friends and leaving old ones and learning to face the challenges of life in academia. They remain close by, now at the University of Mississippi, as I begin the tenure process. I first met medieval Mary and Fatima when I was an undergraduate at the University of Arkansas they followed me to Indiana University for my graduate work and to Southern Arkansas University for my first academic post. I have lived with Mary and Fatima for so long, providing the final touches to the manuscript feels like a death of sorts, not only the end of a research project, but also the loss of a part of myself. When time for writing these acknowledgments approached, I noticed a sharp increase in my propensity for procrastination. Holy Women in Holy Texts 108Ĭhapter Five. Mary, the Church, and the Merovingians 17įatima, the Holy Family, and Shi`ite Dynasties 21Ĭhapter Five: Sacred Art and Architecture 76įatima and the ahl al-bayt in Built Form 86Ĭhapter Two. ![]()
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