Mecca: the Sacred City / Ziauddin Sardar.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Bloomsbury, 2017Description: xxxviii, 408 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 20 cmISBN:- 9781408892527(pbk.)
- 953.8 SAR
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Books | H.T. Parekh Library | SIAS Collection | 953.8 SAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | K6119 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Map -- Introduction: The lure of Mecca -- The Valley of Weeping -- 'I love thee more than the entire world' -- Rebellions 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 -- Chronology.
"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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