The Hajj : the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca and the holy places /

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Among the duties God imposes upon every Muslim capable of doing so is a pilgrimage to the holy places in and around Mecca in Arabia. Not only is it a religious ritual filled with blessings for the millions who make the journey annually, but it is also a social, political, and commercial experience t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Peters, F. E. (Francis E.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1994.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages > Saudi Arabia > Mecca > History.
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages.
Saudi Arabia > Mecca.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • The Hajj in Early Photo Documents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Maps
  • CHAPTER I ORIGINS
  • CHAPTER II MECCA AND THE WAYS THITHER
  • CHAPTER III THE MEDIEVAL HAJJ (1100-1400 C.E.)
  • CHAPTER IV UNDER NEW AUSPICES
  • CHAPTER V THROUGH EUROPEAN EYES: HOLY CITY AND HAJJ IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
  • CHAPTER VI STEAMSHIPS AND CHOLERA: THE HAJJ IN MODERN TIMES
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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