Sardar, Ziauddin,
Mecca : The Sacred City / Ziauddin Sardar. - First U.S. edition. - xxxviii, 408 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Map -- Introduction: The lure of Mecca -- The Valley of Weeping -- 'I love thee more than the entire world' -- Rebellions at God's earthly throne -- Sharifs, sultans, and sectarians -- Love and fratricide in the Holy City -- The caravans of precious gifts -- The Wahhabi threat -- Camels, Indians, and feudal queens -- Western visitors, Arab garb -- Mecca under the Saudis -- The reconfigured utopia -- Chronology.
"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.
9781620402665 (hardcover) 1620402661 (hardcover) 9789384052959 9384052957
2014362215
GBB474586 bnb
016794712 Uk
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Saudi Arabia--Mecca.
Islam--History.--Saudi Arabia--Mecca
Islam.
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages.
Muslimska pilgrimer och pilgrimsfärder.
Islam.
Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
Mecca (Saudi Arabia)--History.
Saudi Arabia--Mecca.
Saudiarabien--Mekka--historia.
History.
DS248.M4 / S27 2014
213.3
Mecca : The Sacred City / Ziauddin Sardar. - First U.S. edition. - xxxviii, 408 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Map -- Introduction: The lure of Mecca -- The Valley of Weeping -- 'I love thee more than the entire world' -- Rebellions at God's earthly throne -- Sharifs, sultans, and sectarians -- Love and fratricide in the Holy City -- The caravans of precious gifts -- The Wahhabi threat -- Camels, Indians, and feudal queens -- Western visitors, Arab garb -- Mecca under the Saudis -- The reconfigured utopia -- Chronology.
"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.
9781620402665 (hardcover) 1620402661 (hardcover) 9789384052959 9384052957
2014362215
GBB474586 bnb
016794712 Uk
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Saudi Arabia--Mecca.
Islam--History.--Saudi Arabia--Mecca
Islam.
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages.
Muslimska pilgrimer och pilgrimsfärder.
Islam.
Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
Mecca (Saudi Arabia)--History.
Saudi Arabia--Mecca.
Saudiarabien--Mekka--historia.
History.
DS248.M4 / S27 2014
213.3