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Author:   M. E. McMillan
Publisher:   Saqi Books
Imprint:   Saqi Books
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.424kg
ISBN:  

9780863564376

ISBN 10:   0863564372
Pages:   196
Publication Date:   20 September 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgements 13 Introduction: The Politics of Pilgrimage 15 1. The prophet's precedent: the farewell hajj of 10/632 The Prophet and The Pilgrimage 19 The Rituals of the Hajj 21 The Meaning of Mecca for the Muslim Community 25 2. Following in the prophet's footsteps: the era of the rightly guided caliphs Table 1 29 Abu Bakr: Leadership of the Hajj and the Nature of Authority in Islam 32 'Umar and 'Uthman: The Hajj as a Channel of Communication 35 'Ali b. Abi Talib: All Roads Do Not Lead to Mecca 39 The Hajj as a Platform for Rebellion 41 Conspicuous by Their Absence: Who Did Not Lead the Hajj 43 3. Mu'awiyah b. abi sufyan: a new regime and a new hajj policy Table 2 45 Mu'awiyah and Leadership of the Hajj 47 Political Choreography: The Hajj of the Caliph's Successor Son 51 The Ruling Family and Leadership of the Hajj 54 Leading the Hajj by Proxy: The Governorship of Medina and the Politics of Martyrdom 56 Conspicuous by Their Absence: Who Did Not Lead the Hajj 60 4. The caliphate in transition: the hajj as a barometer of political change Table 3 63 Yazid and Leadership of the Hajj: The Haram as an Ideological Battleground 65 Ibn al-Zubayr: Rebel or Ruler? 70 10 The meaning of mecca Alternative Uses of the Hajj: The Haram as the Centre of an Information Network 73 The Hajj of 68 AH: A Platform for Rebellion 75 5. The return of the umayyads and the reintroduction of the sufyanid hajj policy Table 4 77 A Tale of Two Holy Cities: Mecca, Jerusalem and the Hajj 79 The Hajj of 72 AH: A Barometer of Political Change 81 Restoring Precedent: The Caliph's Victory Hajj of 75 AH 84 The Issue of Succession: The Hajj Seasons of 78 AH and 81 AH 86 The Governors of Medina and Leadership of the Hajj: The Sufyanid Model Revisited 89 6. A house dividing: the successor sons of 'abd al-malik: al-walid and sulayman Table 5 95 Power and Patronage: The Caliphal Hajj of 91 AH 97 Following in His Predecessors' Footsteps: Al-Walid's Succession Policy and Leadership of the Hajj 100 Following in His Predecessors' Footsteps II: Al-Walid's Governors of Medina and Leadership of the Hajj 102 The Caliphal Pilgrimage of 97 AH: Hajj and Jihad in the Same Year 106 The Politics of Protest: Sulayman's Governors of the Holy Cities and Leadership of the Hajj 110 7. 'Umar ii and yazid ii: a different approach to the hajj Table 6 115 'Umar II: A Hajj Policy Based in the Hijaz 116 Yazid II: Another Hajj Policy Based in the Hijaz 119 'Umar II, Yazid II and Leadership of the Hajj: Some Unanswered Questions 123 8. The last of a line: hisham b. 'abd al-malik Table 7 127 Restoring Precedent: The Caliphal Hajj of 106 AH 130 The Hajj of the Heir Apparent in 116 AH 134 contents 11 The Hajj of the Would-Be Heir Apparent in 119 AH 136 Keeping it in the Family: Hisham's Governors of the Holy Cities and Leadership of the Hajj 139 All Roads Lead to Mecca: The Hajj as a Platform for Rebellion 141 9. The third and final generation: al-walid ii to marwan ii Table 8 143 The Hajj of 125 AH: The Politics of Reprisal Revisited 145 The Hajj of 126 AH: The Search for Umayyad Unity 149 The Ongoing Search for Umayyad Unity: The Hajj Seasons of 127 AH and 128 AH 153 The Hajj Seasons 129 AH to 131 AH: Power Slips Away 155 10. Summary: the meaning of mecca Power and Patronage at the Pilgrimage 161 Governing Islam's First Cities and Leadership of the Hajj 162 The Politics of Protest: Alternative Uses of the Hajj 164 The Politics of Pilgrimage 165 Appendix A: The Sources and Their Challenges 167 Appendix B: Further Reading on the Hajj and the Umayyads 177 Bibliography 183 Index 191

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Endorsements: 'The history of the pilgrimage to Mecca stands out as the most important understudied topic in Islamic history, particularly for the pre-Ottoman period. M.E. McMillan has written an impressive foundational study covering the Rashidun and Umayyad periods. Hopefully it will inspire further work of an equally high standard.' Richard W. Bulliet, Professor of History, Columbia University The Hajj is central to the Muslim experience and yet the history of this great institution has been very little studied. This book provides a valuable and fascinating insight into the experience of the Hajj in the early Islamic period and how the leadership of the pilgrims came to acquire a major political importance in the Umayyad caliphate. This new approach will be of great interest both to historians of the early Islamic world and those who want to understand the evolution of this great religious event. Hugh Kennedy, professor of Arabic, School of African and Oriental Studies

Endorsements: 'The history of the pilgrimage to Mecca stands out as the most important understudied topic in Islamic history, particularly for the pre-Ottoman period. M.E. McMillan has written an impressive foundational study covering the Rashidun and Umayyad periods. Hopefully it will inspire further work of an equally high standard.' Richard W. Bulliet, Professor of History, Columbia University The Hajj is central to the Muslim experience and yet the history of this great institution has been very little studied. This book provides a valuable and fascinating insight into the experience of the Hajj in the early Islamic period and how the leadership of the pilgrims came to acquire a major political importance in the Umayyad caliphate. This new approach will be of great interest both to historians of the early Islamic world and those who want to understand the evolution of this great religious event. Hugh Kennedy, professor of Arabic, School of Oriental and African Studies

Author Information

ME McMillan earned a PhD in Islamic History at the University of St Andrews, and has worked for the UN Security Council as a translator. The author lives in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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