Hajj Travelogues

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Texts and Contexts from the 12th Century until 1950

Richard van Leeuwen

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English

Brill
30 May 2024

Middle Eastern history; Islam; Islamic worship, rites & ceremonies; Classic travel writing

Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East

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.

By: Richard van Leeuwen
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
Publication Date: 30 May 2024
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.