The Hajj: Pilgrimage in Islam

ISBN-13: 9781107612808 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 441 str.

Eric Tagliacozzo; Shawkat Toorawa

Opis

Scholars from several fields tell the story of the Hajj and explain its significance as one of the key events in the Muslim religious calendar.

Recenzje

'This interdisciplinary collection of scholarly articles examines the hajj as a religious, cultural, economic, and sociopolitical phenomenon … a significant contribution to the theoretical and practical appreciation of the Muslim ritual of religious pilgrimage … Summing up: recommended. All academic levels/libraries.' A. Rassam, Choice

Spis treści

Introduction Eric Tagliacozzo and Shawkat Toorawa; 1. Pilgrimage in pre-Islamic Arabia and late Antiquity Harry Munt; 2. Why Mecca? Abraham and the Hajj in the Islamic tradition Fareeha Khan; 3. The early Hajj, seventh-eighth centuries CE Travis Zadeh; 4. Women and the Hajj Asma Sayeed; 5. Hajj by land Benjamin C. Brower; 6. Hajj by sea Eric Tagliacozzo; 7. Hajj by air Robert Bianchi; 8. Economics: agents, pilgrims, and profits on the Hajj Sylvia Chiffoleau; 9. The pilgrimage to Mecca and international health regulations Valeska Huber; 10. The Saudis as managers of the Hajj Saud al-Sarhan; 11. Performing the Hajj Shawkat Toorawa; 12. Decoding the Hajj in cyberspace Gary R. Bunt; 13. A pilgrim's complaint: recent accounts of the Hajj Michael Wolfe; 14. Visualizing the Hajj: imagining a sacred landscape past and present Juan Campo.