Mekka in the Latter Part of the 19th Century: Daily Life, Customs and Learning. The Moslims of the East-Indian Archipelago (Brill Classics in Islam, #1)

by C. Snouck Hurgronje

J.H. Monahan (Editor & Translator)

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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
  • ISBN10 9004154493
  • ISBN13 9789004154490
  • Publish Date 29 November 2006 (first published 1 December 1970)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country NL
  • Imprint Brill