Research Catalog
The holy city of Medina : sacred space in early Islamic Arabia
- Title
- The holy city of Medina : sacred space in early Islamic Arabia / Harry Munt.
- Author
- Munt, T. H. R. (Thomas Henry Robert), 1984-
- Publication
- New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
- Supplementary Content
- Cover image
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 14-6914 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xv, 226 pages : maps; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "This book examines the emergence of Medina as a holy city, focusing on the historical developments of the first three Islamic centuries"--
- Series Statement
- Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization
- Uniform Title
- Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction; 1. Ḥaram and Himā : sacred space in the pre-Islamic Ḥijāz -- 2. Muhammad and the Constitution of Medina': the declaration of Medina's Haram -- 3. Debating sanctity: the validity of Medina's Haram -- 4. The construction of a sacred topography -- 5. Following in the Prophet's footsteps, visiting his grave: early Islamic pilgrimage to Medina -- 6. The Prophet's inheritance: Medina's emergence as a holy city in the first-third and seventh-ninth centuries -- Conclusion.
- Call Number
- JFE 14-6914
- ISBN
- 9781107042131 (hardback)
- 1107042135 (hardback)
- LCCN
- 2014002462
- OCLC
- 869141262
- Author
- Munt, T. H. R. (Thomas Henry Robert), 1984- author.
- Title
- The holy city of Medina : sacred space in early Islamic Arabia / Harry Munt.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Cambridge studies in Islamic civilizationCambridge studies in Islamic civilization.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- JFE 14-6914