Guests of God : pilgrimage and politics in the Islamic world / Robert R. Bianchi.
Guests of God : pilgrimage and politics in the Islamic world / Robert R. Bianchi.
Guests of God : pilgrimage and politics in the Islamic world / Robert R. Bianchi.
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New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
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2004.
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N297.352/ 2
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English
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xvi, 358 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. What is the hajj and how does anyone survive it? -- 2. What does the hajj mean? -- 3. Pilgrimage and power -- 4. The growth of the hajj : global and regional trends -- 5. Pakistan : "Why would our hajjis vote against us?" -- 6. Malaysia : the broken piggy bank -- 7. Turkey : the belated quest for...
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New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
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New York (State)
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2004.
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"Drawing on both his personal experience as a pilgrim and a wealth of data gathered over the course of ten years of research, Bianchi has produced a look at the hajj filled with personal, candid stories from political and religious leaders and hajjis from all walks of life. A wide-ranging study of Islam, politics, and power, Guests of God is the mo...
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Guests of God : pilgrimage and politics in the Islamic world / Robert R. Bianchi.
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Oxford Scholarship Online collection.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N297.352/ 2
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0195171071 (alk. paper)
9780195171075 (alk. paper)
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297.352
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991021288179702626
