Mecca: A Literary History of the Muslim Holy Land

by F.E. Peters

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For the non-Muslim, Mecca is the most forbidden of Holy Cities--and yet, in many ways it is the best known. Muslim historians and geographers have studied it, and countless pilgrims and travelers--many of them European Christians in disguise--have left behind lively and well-publicized accounts of life in Mecca and its associated shrine-city of Medina, where the Prophet lies buried. The stories of all these figures, holy men and heathens alike, come...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:069103267X

ISBN13:9780691032672

Release Date:October 1994

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:504 Pages

Weight:0.05 lbs.

Dimensions:1.5" x 7.8" x 10.0"

Related Subjects

Criticism & Theory History History & Criticism Islam Mecca Middle East Religion Religion & Spirituality Saudi Arabia

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