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Autore |
Petersen Andrew |
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Medieval and Ottoman Hajj Route in Jordan : An Archaeological and Historical Study / / Andrew Petersen |
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Oxford, [London] : , : Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL), , [2022] |
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©2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 240 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Collana |
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Levant Supplementary Series |
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Soggetti |
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Excavations (Archaeology) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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