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020			_a9781107678958
040			_cNVIC
100	1		_aHarry Munt
245	1	4	_aThe Holy City of Medina: _bSacred Space in Early Islamic Arabia
264		1	_aNew York: _bCambridge University Press, _c2014
300			_axv, 226 pp., _bmaps; _c24 cm
490	0		_aCambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	8		_aMachine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Ḥaram and im : sacred space in the pre-Islamic Ḥijaz; 2. Muhammad and the Constitution of Medina: the declaration of Medina's ḥaram; 3. Debating sanctity: the validity of Medina's ḥaram; 4. The construction of a sacred topography; 5. Following in the Prophet's footsteps, visiting his grave: early Islamic pilgrimage to Medina; 6. The Prophet's inheritance: Medina's emergence as a holy city in the first-third and seventh-ninth centuries; Conclusion.
520			_a"This book examines the emergence of Medina as a holy city, focusing on the historical developments of the first three Islamic centuries"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aHoly cities _zSaudi Arabia _zMedina _y7th to 9th centuries
651		0	_aMedina (Saudi Arabia)
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