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Hajj : journey to the heart of Islam

Title
Hajj : journey to the heart of Islam / edited by Venetia Porter, with M.A.S. Abdel Haleem ... [et al.].
Publication
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.

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Additional Authors
  • Porter, Venetia.
  • Abdel Haleem, M. A.
Description
288 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps; 28 cm.
Summary
This fascinating book pulls together many strands of Hajj, its rituals, history, and modern manifestations. Travel was once a hazardous gamble, yet devoted Muslims undertook the journey to Makkah, documenting their experiences in manuscripts, wall paintings, and early photographs, many of which are presented here.
Subject
  • Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages > Saudi Arabia > Mecca > Catalogs
  • Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages > Saudi Arabia > Mecca > Exhibitions
Note
  • "This publication accompanies the exhibition Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam at the British Museum from 26 January to 15 April 2012."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : Pilgrimage: why do they do it? / Karen Armstrong -- The importance of Hajj: spirit and rituals / M.A.S. Abdel Haleem -- Journey to Mecca: a history / Hugh Kennedy -- Journey to Mecca: a history (Part 2) / Robert Irwin -- Hajj after 1950 / Ziauddin Sardar -- The modern art of Hajj / Venetia Porter -- Textiles of the Mecca and Medina / Venetia Porter.
Call Number
JFF 16-108
ISBN
  • 0674062183 (cloth)
  • 9780674062184 (cloth)
LCCN
2011045674
OCLC
709670348
Title
Hajj : journey to the heart of Islam / edited by Venetia Porter, with M.A.S. Abdel Haleem ... [et al.].
Imprint
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Porter, Venetia.
Abdel Haleem, M. A.
Research Call Number
JFF 16-108
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