The Meaning of Mecca: The Politics of Pilgrimage in Early Islam-

Saqi

The Meaning of Mecca\nby M. E. McMillan\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: M. E. McMillan\nTitle: The Meaning of Mecca\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Islam\nPublisher: Saqi Books\nPublication year: 2011\nISBN-13: 9780863564376\nISBN-10: 0863564372\nRRP: \u00A325.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThe first study to analyse the leadership of the hajj in the formative period between the 7th and 10th centuries, assessing the pilgrimage from a political perspective. Shedding new light on the understanding of dynastic politics; the succession process and the definition of the poiltical entity that was the early caliphate.\n\nThe first study to analyse the leadership of the hajj in the formative period between the 7th and 10th centuries, assessing the pilgrimage from a political pe.