Mecca and Eden : Ritual, Relics, and Territory in Islam
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0226888037
ISBN-13
9780226888033
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Imprint
University of Chicago Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 1st, 2006
Print length
288 Pages
Weight
567 grams
Dimensions
2.30 x 1.70 x 0.30 cms
Product Classification:
Comparative religionIslam
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Nineteenth-century philologist and Biblical critic William Robertson Smith famously concluded that the sacred status of holy places derives not from their intrinsic nature, but from their social character. Building upon this insight, this work uses Islamic legal texts to analyze the rituals and objects associated with the sanctuary at Mecca.
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