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Autore |
Mols Luitgard E. M. |
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Titolo |
Western Arabia in the Leiden collections : traces of a colourful past / / Luitgard Mols, Arnoud Vrolijk |
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Leiden : , : Leiden University Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (193 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Arabs - Material culture - Saudi Arabia |
Arabs - Clothing - Saudi Arabia |
Ethnology - Saudi Arabia |
Manuscripts, Arabic - Netherlands - Leiden |
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages in art |
Ethnological museums and collections - Netherlands - Leiden |
Exhibition catalogues & specific collections |
Islam |
Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography |
Saudi Arabia Civilization 19th century |
Saudi Arabia Social life and customs |
Saudi Arabia Religious life and customs |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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"In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century Dutch diplomats, scholars and travellers assembled unique collections in Jeddah, Mecca and Medina. The Dutch presence in Arabia, where they established a consulate in Jeddah, was intimately connected with the supervision of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca from the Netherlands East Indies, present-day Indonesia. Notable guests at this consulate included the formidable Dutch Islamicist Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, visiting Arabia in 1884-1885. With the invaluable help of local Muslims, Dutch collectors tried to capture the essence of what they regarded as an |
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‘authentic’ Oriental culture in a period when Arabia was already looking towards modernity. These extensive collections are now preserved at the Leiden Museum of Ethnology and Leiden University Libaries. Together, they allow a glimpse into a colourful and vibrant society." |
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