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Mecca: A Literary History of the Muslim Holy Land
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Mecca: A Literary History of the Muslim Holy Land
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Francis Edward Peters
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Series | Princeton Legacy Library |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:520 | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152 |
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Category/Genre | Islam |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780691600840
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Classifications | Dewey:953.8 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
23 halftones
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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Publication Date |
21 March 2017 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
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 Med
ReviewsHonorable Mention for the 1994 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Sociology and Anthropology, Association of American Publishers "Full of informative detail, and with substantial notes and bibliography, [Peters'] work is a true scholar's guidebook to further study."--Library Journal "[F. E.] Peters ... has constructed an entertaining and highly informative record of the vicissitudes of Mecca and Medina throughout the ages."--J. B. Kelly, National Review "The author ... has sought to assemble, arrange, and explain the accounts of Muslims as well as non-Muslims--from sincere to fraudulent--about the Holy Land... F. E. Peters has definitely succeeded in accomplishing his goal... [He] has definitely done an outstanding job of explaining the accounts of various travelers to the Holy Land."--The Historian
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