| Description |
1 online resource (x, 253 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Intro -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- One: The Kaʿba as Qibla -- Two: The Kaʿba as Navel -- Three: The Kaʿba as Substructure -- Four: The Kaʿba as Beloved -- Five: Th e House as Holder -- Six: The House as Dwelling -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
The most sacred site of Islam, the Kaʿba (the granite cuboid structure at the centre of the Great Mosque of Mecca) is here investigated by examining six of its predominantly spatial effects. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia)
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Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia) |
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Islam.
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Islam. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: O'Meara, Simon. The Kaʿba orientations. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2020] 9780748699315 (OCoLC)1123188323 |
| ISBN |
9780748699315 (electronic book) |
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0748699317 (electronic book) |
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0748699309 hardback |
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9780748699308 hardback |
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