Mecca : the sacred city /
Sardar, Ziauddin,
Mecca : the sacred city / Ziauddin Sardar. - First U.S. edition. - xxxviii, 408 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-391) and index.
The lure of Mecca -- The Valley of Weeping -- "I love thee more than the entire world" -- Rebellion 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.
"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)
GBB474586 bnb
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Saudi Arabia--Mecca.
Islam--History.--Saudi Arabia--Mecca
Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
Mecca (Saudi Arabia)--History.
DS248.M4 / S31 2014
297.352 953.8
Mecca : the sacred city / Ziauddin Sardar. - First U.S. edition. - xxxviii, 408 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-391) and index.
The lure of Mecca -- The Valley of Weeping -- "I love thee more than the entire world" -- Rebellion 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.
"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)
GBB474586 bnb
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Saudi Arabia--Mecca.
Islam--History.--Saudi Arabia--Mecca
Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
Mecca (Saudi Arabia)--History.
DS248.M4 / S31 2014
297.352 953.8