TY  - BOOK
AU  - Munt,T.H.R.
TI  - The holy city of Medina: sacred space in early Islamic Arabia 
T2  - Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization
SN  - 9781316004258 (electronic bk.)
AV  - DS248.M5 M86 2014eb
U1  - 953.8 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Islamic shrines
KW  - Saudi Arabia
KW  - Medina
KW  - RELIGION / Islam / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - HISTORY / Middle East / General
KW  - Medina (Saudi Arabia)
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. �Haram and im : sacred space in the pre-Islamic �Hijaz; 2. Muhammad and the Constitution of Medina: the declaration of Medina's �haram; 3. Debating sanctity: the validity of Medina's �haram; 4. The construction of a sacred topography; 5. Following in the Prophet's footsteps, visiting his grave: early Islamic pilgrimage to Medina; 6. The Prophet's inheritance: Medina's emergence as a holy city in the first-third and seventh-ninth centuries; Conclusion
N2  - "This book examines the emergence of Medina as a holy city, focusing on the historical developments of the first three Islamic centuries"--
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ER  -