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Mecca : the sacred city
- Title
- Mecca : the sacred city / Ziauddin Sardar.
- Author
- Sardar, Ziauddin
- Publication
- London : Bloomsbury, 2014.
- ©2014
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book/Text | Use in library | DS248.M4 S27 2014 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xxxviii, 408 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, map; 25 cm
- Summary
- "Sardar unravels the meaning and significance of Mecca. Tracing its history from its origins as a barren valley in the desert to its evolution as a trading town and sudden emergence as the religious center of a world empire, Sardar examines the religious struggles and rebellions in Mecca that have significantly shaped Muslim culture ... [in a] blend of history, reportage, and memoir."--Amazon.com.
- Subject
- Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages > Saudi Arabia > Mecca
- 15.75 history of Asia
- 11.80 Islam: general
- Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages
- Historia
- Muslimska pilgrimer och pilgrimsfärder
- Islam
- Mecca (Saudi Arabia) > History
- Mecca (Saudi Arabia) > Religious life and customs
- Saudi Arabia > Mecca
- Mekka
- Saudiarabien > Mekka
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-391) and index.
- Contents
- 1. The Valley of Weeping -- 2. 'I Love Thee More Than the Entire World' -- 3. Rebellions at God's Earthly Throne -- 4. Sharifs, Sultans and Sectarians -- 5. Love and Fratricide in the Holy City -- 6. The Caravans of Precious Gifts -- 7. The Wahhabi Threat -- 8. Camels, Indians and Feudal Queens -- 9. Western Visitors, Arab Garb -- 10. Mecca Under the Saudis -- 11. The Reconfigured Utopia.
- ISBN
- 9781408809204
- 1408809206
- 9781408856727
- 1408856727
- 9781408835609
- 1408835606
- OCLC
- ocn893816828
- 893816828
- SCSB-14417494
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library