Mecca : The Sacred City / Ziauddin Sardar.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Bloomsbury, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: First U.S. editionDescription: xxxviii, 408 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781620402665 (hardcover)
- 1620402661 (hardcover)
- 9789384052959
- 9384052957
- 953.8 23
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Books | Library, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) General Stacks | 953.8 S244m 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 01 | Available | 024426 |
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.