C Snouck Hurgronje

Broschiertes Buch

Mekka in the Latter Part of the 19th Century

Beschreibung

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 important places in islamic culture. With a new foreword by Jan Just Witkam

Autor

Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857-1936) was a Dutch scholar of Oriental cultures and languages. He visited Mecca in 1884-1885 as one of the first Western scholars of Oriental cultures. He wrote more than 1,400 papers in particular about the position of Islam in the Dutch East Indies and the colonial civil service and nationalism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: World Bank Publications
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 489g
• ISBN-13: 9789004450240
• ISBN-10: 9004450246
• Artikelnr.: 60913529