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Hajj Travelogues

Texts and Contexts from the 12th Century until 1950

Richard van Leeuwen

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English
Brill
30 May 2024
In Hajj Travelogues: Texts and Contexts from the 12th Century until 1950 Richard van Leeuwen maps the corpus of hajj accounts from the Muslim world and Europe. The work outlines the main issues in a field of study which has largely been neglected. A large number of hajj travelogues are described as a textual type integrating religious discourse into the form of the journey. Special attention is given to their intertextual embedding in the broader discursive tradition of the hajj. Since the corpus is seen as dynamic and responsive to historical developments, the texts are situated in their historical context and the subsequent phases of globalisation. It is shown how in travelogues forms of religious subjectivity are constructed and expressed.
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Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   180
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 155mm,  Spine: 50mm
Weight:   2.099kg
ISBN:   9789004514027
ISBN 10:   9004514023
Series:   Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East
Pages:   1076
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Richard van Leeuwen (Ph.D 1991) was senior lecturer in Arabic and Islamic studies at the University of Amsterdam. He has many publications in the fields of Middle Eastern history, Islamic studies and Arabic literature. He also works as a translator of Arabic literature.

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