Sophia Rose Arjana

Pilgrimage in Islam: Traditional and Modern Practices

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive study of the traditions, rituals and practices associated with the religious journeys Muslims undertake over the course of their lives

Produktdetails

• The Foundations of Islam
• Verlag: Oneworld Publications
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 145mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 354g
• ISBN-13: 9781786071163
• ISBN-10: 1786071169
• Artikelnr.: 46006649

Autorenporträt

Sophia Rose Arjana is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Western Kentucky University. Her previous books include Pilgrimage in Islam and Muslims in the Western Imagination, which was a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Year. She lives in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Foreword by Omid Safi
Introduction: Beyond Hajj
 
1 Reconsidering Islamic Pilgrimage: Theoretical and Sectarian Debates
2 Nascent Pilgrimage Centers: Jerusalem, Mecca, and Medina
3 Shi`i Pilgrimage: The Prophet¿s Household
4 Sufi and Shared Pilgrimages: Contestations of Identity
5 Modern Muslim Pilgrims: Tourism, Space, and Technology
 
Afterword: Presuppositions and Possibilities in the Study of Islamic
Pilgrimage
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Bibliography
Notes
Index