One Thousand Roads to Mecca: Ten Centuries of Travelers Writing about the Muslim Pilgrimage
Editat de Michael Wolfeen Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 sep 1998
Since its inception in the seventh century, the pilgrimage to Mecca, or the Hajj, has been the central theme in a large body of Islamic travel literature. Beginning with the European Renaissance, it has also been the subject for a handful of adventurous writers from the West who, through conversion or connivance, managed to slip inside the walls of a city forbidden to non-Muslims. One Thousand Roads to Mecca collects significant works by observant travel writers from the East and West over the last ten centuries. The two very different literary traditions form distinct sides of a spirited conversation in which Mecca is the common destination and Islam the common subject of inquiry.
Excerpted works include travel narratives by Ibn Jubayr, Ibn Battuta, J. L. Burckhardt, Richard Burton, the Begum of Bhopal, John Keene, Winifred Stegar, Muhammad Asad, Harry St. John Philby, Lady Evelyn Cobbald, Jalal Al-e Ahmad, Malcolm X, and Michael Wolfe.
Excerpted works include travel narratives by Ibn Jubayr, Ibn Battuta, J. L. Burckhardt, Richard Burton, the Begum of Bhopal, John Keene, Winifred Stegar, Muhammad Asad, Harry St. John Philby, Lady Evelyn Cobbald, Jalal Al-e Ahmad, Malcolm X, and Michael Wolfe.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780802135995
ISBN-10: 0802135994
Pagini: 656
Dimensiuni: 153 x 228 x 35 mm
Greutate: 0.85 kg
Ediția:Pbk.
Editura: Grove Atlantic
Colecția Grove Press
ISBN-10: 0802135994
Pagini: 656
Dimensiuni: 153 x 228 x 35 mm
Greutate: 0.85 kg
Ediția:Pbk.
Editura: Grove Atlantic
Colecția Grove Press
Recenzii
"A tradition of Muslim writing aimed at the insiders and out." —The Boston Globe
"Wolfe does an exemplary job of detailing the ceremonies performed at Mecca and the reasons behind them. The chosen excerpts give the readers a sense of how the hajj has changed over time as well as how constant the central ceremonies have remained. Highly recommended." —Library Journal (starred review)
"A first-rate addition to a spiritual library." —Los Angeles Times
"Serves as an excellent introduction to a religion, people, culture, and philosophy." —Santa Cruz Sentinel
"Wolfe does an exemplary job of detailing the ceremonies performed at Mecca and the reasons behind them. The chosen excerpts give the readers a sense of how the hajj has changed over time as well as how constant the central ceremonies have remained. Highly recommended." —Library Journal (starred review)
"A first-rate addition to a spiritual library." —Los Angeles Times
"Serves as an excellent introduction to a religion, people, culture, and philosophy." —Santa Cruz Sentinel
Notă biografică
Michael Wolfe is the author of eleven books of poetry, fiction, and travel. In 1990, he made the pilgrimage to Mecca and subsequently wrote two books on the subject, The Hadj: An American’s Pilgrimage to Mecca and One Thousand Roads to Mecca: Ten Centuries of Travelers Writing about the Muslim Pilgrimage. For 15 years he was the publisher of Tombouctou Books. He is currently Co-Executive Producer and President of Unity Productions Foundation, a nonprofit media company that produces documentary films for television.
Descriere
The pilgrimage to Mecca, or the "Hadj", is a journey all Muslims are enjoined to make once in their lifetime. Since its inception in the seventh century, the "Hadj" has been the central theme in a large body of Islamic literature. "One Thousand Roads to Mecca" collects significant works by deeply observant writers from the East and West over the last ten centuries into a historically, geographically, and ethnically diverse anthology of rich travel writing.