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Mecca and Eden

Ritual, Relics, and Territory in Islam [Paperback]

by Brannon Wheeler

    • Author

      Brannon Wheeler

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      The University of Chicago Press

    • Published

      April 2006

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      Product Description

      Nineteenth-century philologist and Biblical critic William Robertson Smith famously concluded that the sacred status of holy places derives not from their intrinsic nature, but from their social character. Building upon this insight, "Mecca and Eden" uses Islamic exegetical and legal texts to analyze the rituals and objects associated with the sanctuary at Mecca. Integrating Islamic examples into the comparative study of religion, Brannon Wheeler shows how the treatment of rituals, relics, and territory is related to the more general mythological depiction of the origins of Islamic civilization. Along the way, Wheeler considers the contrast between Mecca and Eden in Muslim rituals, the dispersal and collection of relics of the prophet Muhammad, their relationship to the sanctuary at Mecca, and long tombs associated with the gigantic size of certain prophets mentioned in the Quran. "Mecca and Eden" succeeds, as few books have done, in making Islamic sources available to the broader study of religion.

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      • Author

        Brannon Wheeler

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        The University of Chicago Press

      • Published

        April 2006

      • Edition

        New edition

      • Weight

        468g

      • Page Count

        288

      • Dimensions

        155 x 227 x 35 mm

      • ISBN

        9780226888040

      • ISBN-10

        0226888045

      • Eden Code

        1225643

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      • Author/Creator: Brannon Wheeler

      • ISBN: 9780226888040

      • Publisher: The University of Chicago Press

      • Release Date: April 2006

      • Weight: 468g

      • Dimensions: 155 x 227 x 35 mm

      • Eden Code: 1225643

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