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Pilgrims and Sultans - The Hajj Under the Ottomans (Paperback)
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Pilgrims and Sultans - The Hajj Under the Ottomans (Paperback)
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The pilgrimage to Mecca - the hajj - is a major aspect of the
Islamic religion, yet little has been written about its history or
of the conditions under which thousands of pilgrims from far flung
regions of the Islamic world travelled to the heart of the Arabian
peninsula. This pioneering book concentrates on the pilgrimage in
the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, when Mecca was ruled by
the Ottoman sultans. At a time when, for the majority of the
faithful, the journey was long, arduous and fraught with danger,
the provision of food, water, shelter and protection for pilgrims
presented a major challenge to the provincial governors of the vast
Ottoman Empire. Drawing on rich documentation left by Ottoman
administrators and on the accounts of contemporary pilgrims,
Suraiya Faroqhi here sheds new light on the trials and experiences
of everyday life for those undertaking the hajj.
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