Mecca and Eden : ritual, relics, and territory in Islam /

Mecca and Eden : ritual, relics, and territory in Islam /

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Main Author: Wheeler, Brannon M., 1965- (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Chicago : Univesity of Chicago Press, 2006.

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Islam > Rituals.
Islamic civilization.
Islamic reliquaries.

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Call Number: BP186.97 .W48 2006

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300 |a xi, 333 pages :  |b illustrations ;  |c 23 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-316) and indexes. 
505 0 |a 1. Treasure of the Ka'bah 1. Temple Implements and Treasure of the Ka'bah 2. Swords and the Origins of Islam Conclusions: Swords and the Origins of Civilization 2. Utopia and Civilization in Islamic Rituals 1. Touching the Penis 2. Adam and Eve's Genitals Conclusions: Taboo and Contagion 3. Relics of the Prophet Muhammad 1. Relics of the Prophet Muhammad 2. Relics and Civilization Conclusions: Relics and Portable Territory 4. Tombs of Giant Prophets 1. Long Tombs 2. Giants Conclusions: Technology and Human Size Conclusion: the Pure, the Sacred, and Civilization 1. Status and Power 2. Symbol and Agency 
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