Has there been any studies of the daily life and traditions during ramadan, which are not medical?

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George J Hajjar

Many scriptural guides, not the scripture itself, talk about how fasting frees up the physical earthly body so that one can be in more direct contact with ones spirirt and the deity. For example the Hadith, Canon law etc

Marit Holm-Amundsen

Thank you, Anders! That looks like the exact kind of book I am looking for!