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The holy city of Medina : sacred space in early Islamic Arabia / Harry Munt.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge studies in Islamic civilizationPublisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource (xv, 226 pages) : mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781316004258 (electronic bk.)
  • 1316004252 (electronic bk.)
  • 9781107323773 (electronic bk.)
  • 1107323770 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Holy city of MedinaDDC classification:
  • 953.8 23
LOC classification:
  • DS248.M5 M86 2014eb
Other classification:
  • REL037000
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: "This book examines the emergence of Medina as a holy city, focusing on the historical developments of the first three Islamic centuries"-- Provided by publisher.
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"This book examines the emergence of Medina as a holy city, focusing on the historical developments of the first three Islamic centuries"-- Provided by publisher.

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.

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