ISBN |
0714111759 (pbk.) |
9780714111759 (pbk.) |
Title |
Hajj : journey to the heart of Islam / edited by Venetia Porter ; with M.A.S. Abdel Haleem ... [et al.] |
Publisher |
London : British Museum Press, 2012 |
Physical desc. |
288 p. ; ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps, plans ; 28 cm. |
Note |
Published to accompany the exhibition Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam, held at the British Museum, London, 26 January-15 April 2012. |
CBL illustrations: p. [47], fig. 21 (Per 245, fol. 23b); p. 81, fig. 49 (Per 245, fol 51a); p. 130, fig. 88 (Ar 4223, fol. 3b); p. 148, fig. 101 (T 461, fols. 218b-219a). |
Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-283) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction. 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. |
Corporate name |
British Museum -- Exhibitions |
Subject |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Ar 4223 |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Per 245 |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- T 461 |
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages in art -- Exhibitions |
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Saudi Arabia -- Mecca -- Exhibitions |
Islamic art -- Exhibitions |
Islamic textile fabrics -- Exhibitions |
Added name(s) |
Porter, Venetia ed. |
Abdel Haleem, M. A. |
Armstrong, Karen 1944- |
Irwin, Robert 1946- |
Kennedy, Hugh (Hugh N.) |
Sardar, Ziauddin |
Added name(s) - Corporate |
British Museum |