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Record Nr.

UNINA9910624359803321

Autore

Petersen Andrew

Titolo

Medieval and Ottoman Hajj Route in Jordan : An Archaeological and Historical Study / / Andrew Petersen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, [London] : , : Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL), , [2022]

©2012

ISBN

9781739730154

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 240 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Levant Supplementary Series

Disciplina

913

Soggetti

Excavations (Archaeology)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Principal written sources -- The medieval hajj route through Syria and Jordan -- Early Ottoman Arabia and the Syrian hajj route -- The Ottoman hajj route : motivation and ideology -- Travelling on the Darb al-Hajj -- Ottoman fortification in Palestine and Transjordan -- The hajj route in Syria -- Catalogue of hajj forts in Jordan -- Catalogue of forts in Saudi Arabia -- Arabic and Turkish inscriptions on the Darb al-Hajj -- Excavations at Qalat Unaiza -- Ceramics from at Qalat Unaiza and other hajj forts in Jordan -- Finds from Qalat Unaiza and other Ottoman forts on the Darb al-Hajj.

Sommario/riassunto

As one of the five pillars of Islam the pilgrimage to Mecca (the Hajj) is central to the life of all Muslims. A network of roads radiates from the Hijaz like a giant spider's web, connecting Mecca to all parts of the Muslim world.