Hajj : journey to the heart of Islam /
Hajj : journey to the heart of Islam /
edited by Venetia Porter, with M.A.S. Abdel Haleem ... [et al.].
- London : The British Museum Press, 2012.
- 288 p. : col. ill., maps ; 28 cm.
'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 (p. 276-281) 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.
9780714111766 RM211.38
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Saudi Arabia--Mecca--Catalogs.
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Saudi Arabia--Mecca--Exhibitions.
'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 (p. 276-281) 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.
9780714111766 RM211.38
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Saudi Arabia--Mecca--Catalogs.
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Saudi Arabia--Mecca--Exhibitions.