The British Empire and the Hajj
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Church, Church & State, History, Middle East, British
| Author: | John Slight | ISBN: | 9780674915824 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | October 12, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | John Slight |
| ISBN: | 9780674915824 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | October 12, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
The British Empire governed more than half the world’s Muslims. John Slight traces the empire’s complex interactions with the Hajj—the annual pilgrimage to Mecca—from the 1860s, when an outbreak of cholera led Britain to engage reluctantly in medical regulation of pilgrims, to the Suez Crisis of 1956. He gives voice to pilgrims and officials alike.
The British Empire governed more than half the world’s Muslims. John Slight traces the empire’s complex interactions with the Hajj—the annual pilgrimage to Mecca—from the 1860s, when an outbreak of cholera led Britain to engage reluctantly in medical regulation of pilgrims, to the Suez Crisis of 1956. He gives voice to pilgrims and officials alike.
