Mecca: The Sacred City Ziauddin Sardar Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Αγγλικά Βιβλία History General Issues

Mecca Is The Heart Of Islam It Birthplace Muhammad Direction Towards Which Muslims Turn When They Pray And Site Pilgrimage Annually Draws Some Three Million From All Corners World Yet Mecca’s Importance Goes Beyond Religion What Happens In How Think About Political Cultural History Has Had Continues To Have A Profound Influence On Events This Day Captivating Book Ziauddin Sardar Unravels Significance Tracing Its Origins As ‘Barren Valley’ Desert Evolution Trading Town Sudden Emergence Religious Centre Empire Examines Struggles Rebellions That Powerfully Shaped Muslim Culture Interweaving Stories His Own Pilgrimages With Those Others Offers Unique Insight Into Not Just Spiritual Aspects – Passion Ecstasy Longing Evokes But Also Conflict Between Heritage Modernity Characterised He Unpeels Physical Social Dimensions Helped Transform City Though Accounts Such Orientalist Travellers Richard Burton Charles Doughty Strange Fascination Long Inspired Western Imagination Ultimately Explores Tension Could Mean For Future An Illuminative Lyrical Witty Blend Reportage Memoir Outstanding Reflects Enlightening Curious One Most Important Sites Σελίδες: 448 Έτος Έκδοσης: 1101 Διαστάσεις: 12 9X12 9Cm