Hajj : journey to the heart of Islam / edited by Venetia Porter, with M.A.S. Abdel Haleem... [et al.]
Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.Description: 288 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cmISBN:- 9780714111766
- BP187.3 .H35 2012
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | القاعة الأجنبية | The Foreign Hall | BP187.3 .H35 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 0019711 |
"This publication accompanies the exhibition Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam at the British Museum from 26 January to 15 April 2012."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : Pilgrimage: why do they do it? / Karen Armstrong -- The importance of Hajj: spirit and rituals / M.A.S. Abdel Haleem -- Journey to Mecca: a history / Hugh Kennedy -- Journey to Mecca: a history (Part 2) / Robert Irwin -- Hajj after 1950 / Ziauddin Sardar -- The modern art of Hajj / Venetia Porter -- Textiles of the Mecca and Medina / Venetia Porter.
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