Sardar, Ziauddin

Mecca : the sacred city Ziauddin Sardar - London : Bloomsbury Pub., c2014. - xxxviii, 408 p. : ill., 16 pages of plates and map ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-391) and index.

1. The Valley of Weeping -- 2. 'I Love Thee More Than the Entire World' -- 3. Rebellions at God's Earthly Throne -- 4. Sharifs, Sultans and Sectarians -- 5. Love and Fratricide in the Holy City -- 6. The Caravans of Precious Gifts -- 7. The Wahhabi Threat -- 8. Camels, Indians and Feudal Queens -- 9. Western Visitors, Arab Garb -- 10. Mecca Under the Saudis -- 11. The Reconfigured Utopia.

9781408856727

Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office

2014362215


Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Saudi Arabia--Mecca
Islam
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages


Mecca (Saudi Arabia)--History
Mecca (Saudi Arabia)--Religious life and customs
Saudi Arabia--Mecca