The Hajj : pilgrimage in Islam / edited by Eric Tagliacozzo (Cornell University), Shawkat M. Toorawa...
The Hajj : pilgrimage in Islam / edited by Eric Tagliacozzo (Cornell University), Shawkat M. Toorawa...
The Hajj : pilgrimage in Islam / edited by Eric Tagliacozzo (Cornell University), Shawkat M. Toorawa (Cornell University).
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New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
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G 2016/1671
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English
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xv, 343 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
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text
still image
cartographic image
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Introduction / Eric Tagliacozzo and Shawkat M. Toorawa -- 1. Pilgrimage in pre-Islamic Arabia and late Antiquity / Harry Munt -- 2. Why Mecca? Abraham and the Hajj in the Islamic tradition / Fareeha Khan -- 3. The early Hajj, seventh-eighth centuries CE / Travis Zadeh -- 4. Women and the Hajj / Asma...
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New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2016.
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Summary
"The hajj (Ar. ḥajj) is one of the largest gatherings of human beings on the planet; it is also one of the oldest. Every year millions of Muslims from around the world head to the city of Mecca and its environs to perform the hajj during the month allocated for this ritual, or the ʻUmra, the so-called "minor pilgrimage", which can be done at any t...
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The Hajj : pilgrimage in Islam / edited by Eric Tagliacozzo (Cornell University), Shawkat M. Toorawa (Cornell University).
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-329), videography (pages 331-332) and index.
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G 2016/1671
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ISBN
1107612802
9781107030510
110703051X
9781107612808
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297.3524
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991023988318902626
