The Hajj : Pilgrimage in Islam (Hardcover)

Introduction Eric Tagliacozzo and Shawkat Toorawa; 1. Pilgrimage in pre-Islamic Arabia and late Antiquity Harry Munt; 2. Why Mecca? Abraham and the Hajj in the Islamic tradition Fareeha Khan; 3. The early Hajj, seventh-eighth centuries CE Travis Zadeh; 4. Women and the Hajj Asma Sayeed; 5. Hajj by land Benjamin C. Brower; 6. Hajj by sea Eric Tagliacozzo; 7. Hajj by air Robert Bianchi; 8. Economics: agents, pilgrims, and profits on the Hajj Sylvia Chiffoleau; 9. The pilgrimage to Mecca and international health regulations Valeska Huber; 10. The Saudis as managers of the Hajj Saud al-Sarhan; 11. Performing the Hajj Shawkat Toorawa; 12. Decoding the Hajj in cyberspace Gary R. Bunt; 13. A pilgrim's complaint: recent accounts of the Hajj Michael Wolfe; 14. Visualizing the Hajj: imagining a sacred landscape past and present Juan Campo.