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BL
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609153
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Munt, T. H. R., (Thomas Henry Robert),1984-
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| Title & Author
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The holy city of Medina : : sacred space in early Islamic Arabia /\ Harry Munt.
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| Edition Statement
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First paperback edition.
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| Series Statement
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Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization.
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xv, 226 pages :: map ;; 23 cm.
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| ISBN
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1107678951
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: 9781107678958
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-215) and index.
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| Contents
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Haram and Hima: sacred space in the pre-Islamic Hijaz -- Muhammad and the 'Constitution of Medina': the declaration of Medina's Haram -- Debating sanctity: the validity of Medina's Haram -- The construction of a sacred topography -- Following in the prophet's footsteps, visiting his grave: early Islamic pilgrimage to Medina -- The prophet's inheritance: Medina's emergence as a holy city in the first-third/seventh-ninth centuries -- From Yathrib to the prophet's city.
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Islamic shrines-- Saudi Arabia-- Medina.
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Medina (Saudi Arabia)
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