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Author Sardar, Ziauddin, author.

Title Mecca : the Sacred City / Ziauddin Sardar.

Publication Info. New York : Bloomsbury, 2014.
©2014

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Location Call No. Public Note Status
 Davis Adult Nonfiction  953.8 SAR    CHECK SHELVES
Edition First U.S. edition.
Description xxxviii, 408 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 24 cm
Content type text txt rdacontent
still image sti rdacontent
Format volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Summary "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.
Subject Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
Mecca (Saudi Arabia) -- History.
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Saudi Arabia -- Mecca.
Islam -- Saudi Arabia -- Mecca -- History.
Muslimska pilgrimer och pilgrimsfärder.
Islam.
Saudiarabien -- Mekka -- historia.
ISBN 9781620402665
1620402661