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003			OCoLC
005			20250109090141.0
008			140213s2014 nyuabf b 001 0 eng d
015			_aGBB474586 _2bnb
020			_a9781620402665 (hardcover) :
020			_a1620402661 (hardcover)
035			_a(OCoLC)870517013
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050	1	4	_aDS248.M4 _bS31 2014
082	0	4	_a297.352 _223
082	0	4	_a953.8 _223
100	1		_aSardar, Ziauddin,
245	1	0	_aMecca : _bthe sacred city / _cZiauddin Sardar.
250			_aFirst U.S. edition.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bBloomsbury, _c2014.
300			_axxxviii, 408 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations (chiefly color), map ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 373-391) and index.
505	0		_aThe 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.
520			_a"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.
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651		0	_aMecca (Saudi Arabia)
651		0	_aMecca (Saudi Arabia) _xHistory.
650		0	_aMuslim pilgrims and pilgrimages _zSaudi Arabia _zMecca.
650		0	_aIslam _zSaudi Arabia _zMecca _xHistory.
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