Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam / edited by Venetia Porter, with M.A.S. Abdel Haleem [and others]

Porter, Venetia

London: British Museum Press, 2012. 1st edition. Fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #313194

Physical description: 288 pages: illustrations (chiefly color), color maps; 28 cm. Notes: "This publication accompanies the exhibition 'Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam' at the British Museum from 26 January to 15 April 2012"--Title page verso. Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the British Museum, 26 Jan. - 15 Apr., 2012. Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-281) and index. Contents: 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. Subjects: Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages Saudi Arabia Mecca; Exhibitions. Art, Arab Saudi Arabia; Exhibition. Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages Saudi Arabia Mecca. Islamic arts; Exhibitions. Islamic arts. Genre: Bibliography. Catalogs. Catalogue. Exhibition catalogs.

Price: €35.00