The Holy City of Medina: Sacred Space in Early Islamic Arabia
Author:   Harry Munt (University of Oxford)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781107678958


Pages:   246
Publication Date:   01 February 2018
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Harry Munt (University of Oxford)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.70cm
Weight:   0.400kg
ISBN:  

9781107678958


ISBN 10:   1107678951
Pages:   246
Publication Date:   01 February 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Introduction; 1. Haram and himā: sacred space in the pre-Islamic Hijāz; 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/seventh–ninth centuries; Conclusion.

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Harry Munt is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the Oriental Institute and Wolfson College at the University of Oxford.

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