One Thousand Roads to Mecca: Ten Centuries of Travelers Writing about the Muslim Pilgrimage
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (630 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0802135994 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 656 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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L. John Philby, Lady Evelyn Cobbald, Jalal Al-e Ahmad, Malcolm X, and Michael Wolfe.. Burckhardt, Richard Burton, the Begum of Bhopal, John Keene, Winifred Stegar, Muhammad Asad, Harry St. Since its inception in the seventh century, the pilgrimage to Mecca, or the Hajj, has been the central theme in a large body of Islamic travel literature. One Thousand Roads to Mecca collects significant works by observant travel writers from the East and West over the last ten centuries. Beginning with the European Renaissance, it has also been the subject for a handful of adventurous writers from the West who, through conversion or connivance, managed to slip inside the walls of a city forbidden to non-Muslims. The two very different literary traditions form distinct sides of a spirited conversation in which Mecca is the common destination and Islam the common subject of inquiry.Excerpted works include travel narratives by Ibn Jubayr, Ibn Battuta, J
A journey to Mecca, the Hajj, is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, an undertaking that every Muslim should attempt at least once in his or her life. One Thousand Roads to Mecca is both classic travel literature at its best and a wonderful introduction to the tenets and practices of a frequently misunderstood religion. They travel by boat and camel, on foot and horseback and, most recently, by airplane; many suffered all the hardships and dangers attached to a long pilgrimage of months or even years through deserts and over mountains, across lands populated by brigands and thieves. The writers collected in this anthology reflect the geographic diversity of Islam. But along with the hazards are descriptions of of
Five Stars This is a great book, rich in history. Gives going to Hajj a historical perspective. Amazon Customer said Amazing feast of insight and history of the hajj. This is easily one of the most splendid and accessibleEnglish-language works on the hajj in recent years. For Muslims about to undertake the hajj, Wolfe's thousand-year history of the great hajj narratives of men like ibn Jubayr and years later Malcolm X will offer the richness of the pilgrimage, which was often as much a picaresque travel adventure as spiritual rite. Non-. It was wonderful! Jasen I found this book to be wonderful. I enjoyed it alot. It really has showen change in the pilgrimage. I would recomend the book for Muslims, like my self and non- Muslims alike.