| Description |
177 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-171) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction ---- 1. Framing the Pilgrimage: Contours of the Haj from the Indian Subcontinent --- 2. Cholera, Commerce, and the Kaaba: Epidemics and the Haj from India --- 3. Medicalizing Mecca: European Policies and Pilgrims' Experiences in Mecca --- 4. Politics and the Pilgrimage: The Haj in the Early Twentieth Century ---- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
This book situates the Haj in the context of political, commercial, and medical developments in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. It explores pilgrimage against the larger European politics around Mecca and discusses its organization, dynamics, and meanings. The author shows how Haj played an influential role in shaping medical policies and practices, debates, and disease definitions. He also examines the ways in which the pilgrimage was seen by ordinary pilgrims. The volume argues that despite the increasing 'medicalization' of the Haj, pilgrims from the subcontinent continued to view it as an intensely spiritual experience. This will interest scholars and students of history, particularly those concerned with issues of health and medicine in colonial India. It will also be useful for those interested in the history of the pilgrimage. -- Publisher description. |
| Subject |
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Saudi Arabia -- Mecca -- History.
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Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages. |
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Saudi Arabia -- Mecca. |
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History. |
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Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Health aspects -- Saudi Arabia -- Mecca.
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Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Health aspects. |
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Pilgrims and pilgrimages -- India.
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Pilgrims and pilgrimages. |
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India. |
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Communicable diseases -- Prevention.
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Communicable diseases -- Prevention. |
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Islam -- India -- History.
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Islam. |
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Islam -- history. |
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Saudi Arabia. |
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Communicable Diseases. |
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India. |
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History, 19th Century. |
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History, 20th Century. |
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Sanitation. |
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Travel. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Added Title |
Haj from the Indian subcontinent, 1860-1920 |
| ISBN |
0198070608 |
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9780198070603 |
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