Guests of God: pilgrimage and politics in the Islamic world
Contents: 1. What is the hajj and how does anyone survive it?; 2. What does the hajj mean?; 3. Pilgrimage and power; 4. The growth of the hajj: global and regional trends; 5. Pakistan: "Why would our hajjis vote against us?"; 6. Malaysia: the broken piggy bank; 7. Turkey: the belated quest...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York/N.Y
Oxford University Press
2004
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| In: | Year: 2004 |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Islamic countries B Malaysia B Management B Internal policy B Saudi Arabia B Religious practice B Administrative agency B Pakistan B Turkey B Islam B Pilgrimage B Nigeria B Indonesia |
| Summary: | Contents: 1. What is the hajj and how does anyone survive it?; 2. What does the hajj mean?; 3. Pilgrimage and power; 4. The growth of the hajj: global and regional trends; 5. Pakistan: "Why would our hajjis vote against us?"; 6. Malaysia: the broken piggy bank; 7. Turkey: the belated quest for religious tolerance; 8. Indonesia: greening the Pancasila state; 9. Nigeria: "One nation, under God"; 10. The West is not alone: the hajj in world politics and law |
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| ISBN: | 0195342119 |