Mekka in the latter part of the 19th century : daily life, customs and learning, the Moslims of the East-Indian-archipelago /

From 1884-1885, Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje stayed in Mecca. He became intimately acquainted with the daily life of the Meccans and the thousands of pilgrims from all over the world. This volume deals with social and family life, funeral customs and marriage. It is a unique insight in one the most i...

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Main Author: Hurgronje, C. Snouck 1857-1936.

Format: eBook

Language: English
German

Published: Leiden ; Boston ; Brill, 2007.

Edition: Slightly rev. 2nd ed.

Series: Brill classics Islam, v. 1
Brill Classics in Islam 1.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2007, ISBN: 9789004223028.

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Call Number: DS248.M4 H933 2007

Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Part I. Daily Life In Mekka
  • Part II. Family Life In Mekka
  • Part III. Learning In Mekka
  • Part IV. The Jâwah
  • Index.