02302nam a22003257a 4500999001700000003000600017005001700023008004100040020001800081040001800099050002700117245011600144260004400260300005500304500025300359504005000612505037000662520031901032610003301351650008101384650007201465650003001537650005401567651006301621700002201684700002401706710002001730942004001750952018601790  c17575d17575AUA.120191028112958.0161219b        xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780714111766  bengcJTLdJTL  a BP187.3 b.H2443 2012  aHajj :  bjourney to the heart of Islam /cedited by Venetia Porter ; with M.A.S. Abdel Haleem ... [and others]  aLondon : bBritish Museum Press, c2012  a288 p. : bill (chiefly color), col maps ; c28 cm  a"This publication accompanies the exhibition Hajj : journey to the heart of Islam at the British Museum from 26 January to 15 April 2012"--T.p. verso
Originally published: London : British Museum Press, 2012
"Hajj travel narratives": pages 281-283
  aIncludes bibliographical references and index  aIntroduction : 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 Mecca and Medina / Venetia Porter  aThis fascinating book pulls together many strands of Hajj, its rituals, history, and modern manifestations. Travel was once a hazardous gamble, yet devoted Muslims undertook the journey to Makkah, documenting their experiences in manuscripts, wall paintings, and early photographs, many of which are presented here  aBritish MuseumvExhibitions   aMuslim pilgrims and pilgrimagesxHistoryxExhibitions  zSaudi ArabiazMecca  aMuslim pilgrims and pilgrimagesvExhibitions  zSaudi ArabiazMecca  aIslamic artvExhibitions   aMaterial culturevExhibitions zIslamic countries  aMecca (Saudi Arabia)vExhibitions xDescription and travel  aPorter, Venetia    aAbdel Haleem, M. A   a British Museum  2lcccDWBSLChBP 187.3 i.H2443 2012  00102lcc40708DWBSLCaAUA.1bAUA.1cSPECd2016-12-19eDonation, Dr. Delbert Bakerg25.00hAUA21058oBP 187.3 .H2443 2012pAUA21058r2016-12-19 00:00:00v25.00w2016-12-19yDWBSLC