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

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Author / Creator:	Munt, T. H. R. (Thomas Henry Robert), 1984-
Imprint:	New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Description:	xv, 226 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization.
Subject:	Islamic shrines -- Saudi Arabia -- Medina. Islamic shrines. Medina (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia -- Medina.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10377281

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ISBN:	9781107042131 (hardback) 1107042135 (hardback)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This book examines the emergence of Medina as a holy city, focusing on the historical developments of the first three Islamic centuries"--

Table of Contents:

Introduction; 1. Ḥaram and Himā : sacred space in the pre-Islamic Ḥijāz
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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