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050 0 _aBP187.3
_b.H35 2012
245 0 0 _aHajj :
_bjourney to the heart of Islam /
_cedited by Venetia Porter, with M.A.S. Abdel Haleem... [et al.]
260 _aCambridge, Mass. :
_bHarvard University Press,
_c2012.
300 _a 288 p. :
_bill., maps ;
_c28 cm.
500 _a"This publication accompanies the exhibition Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam at the British Museum from 26 January to 15 April 2012."
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 1 _aIntroduction : 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.
650 0 _aMuslim pilgrims and pilgrimages
_zSaudi Arabia
_zMecca
_vCatalogs.
650 0 _aMuslim pilgrims and pilgrimages
_zSaudi Arabia
_zMecca
_vExhibitions.
700 1 _aPorter, Venetia.
700 1 _aAbdel Haleem, M. A.
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_cBK
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