The Hajj: The Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca and the Holy Places


Paperback
- Price:
- $55.00 / £44.00
- ISBN:
- Published:
- Jan 11, 1996
- Copyright:
- 1994
- Pages:
- 430
- Size:
- 7.75 x 10 in.
- 3 maps, 26 halftones
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Among the duties God imposes upon every Muslim capable of doing so is a pilgrimage to the holy places in and around Mecca in Arabia. Not only is it a religious ritual filled with blessings for the millions who make the journey annually, but it is also a social, political, and commercial experience that for centuries has set in motion a flood of travelers across the world’s continents. Whatever its outcome — spiritual enrichment, cultural exchange, financial gain or ruin — the road to Mecca has long been an exhilarating human adventure. By collecting the firsthand accounts of these travelers and shaping their experiences into a richly detailed narrative, F. E. Peters here provides an unparalleled literary history of the central ritual of Islam from its remote pre-Islamic origins to the end of the Hashimite Kingdom of the Hijaz in 1926.
Awards and Recognition
- One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1994