{"product_id":"the-holy-city-of-medina-sacred-space-in-early-islamic-arabia-hardback-9781107042131","title":"The Holy City of Medina; Sacred Space in Early Islamic Arabia (Hardback) 9781107042131","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Holy City of Medina\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSacred Space in Early Islamic Arabia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExamines the emergence of Medina as a holy city, focusing on the historical developments of the first three Islamic centuries.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHarry Munt (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107042131, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 31 July 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e241 pages, 2 maps\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.46 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is the first book-length study of the emergence of Medina, in modern Saudi Arabia, as a widely venerated sacred space and holy city over the course of the first three Islamic centuries (the seventh to ninth centuries CE). This was a dynamic period that witnessed the evolution of many Islamic political, religious and legal doctrines, and the book situates Medina's emerging sanctity within the appropriate historical contexts. The book focuses on the roles played by the Prophet Muhammad, by the Umayyad and early Abbasid caliphs and by Muslim legal scholars. It shows that Medina's emergence as a holy city, alongside Mecca and Jerusalem, as well as the development of many of the doctrines associated with its sanctity, was the result of gradual and contested processes, and was intimately linked with important contemporary developments concerning the legitimation of political, religious and legal authority in the Islamic world.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Haram and him?: sacred space in the pre-Islamic Hij?z\u003cbr\u003e 2. Muhammad and the Constitution of Medina: the declaration of Medina's haram\u003cbr\u003e 3. Debating sanctity: the validity of Medina's haram\u003cbr\u003e 4. The construction of a sacred topography\u003cbr\u003e 5. Following in the Prophet's footsteps, visiting his grave: early Islamic pilgrimage to Medina\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Prophet's inheritance: Medina's emergence as a holy city in the first–third\/seventh–ninth centuries\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Islamic life \u0026amp; practice [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Islamic life \u0026amp; practice\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Islamic%20life%20\u0026amp;%20practice%20%5BHRHP%5D%22\"\u003eHRHP\u003c\/a\u003e], Islamic worship, rites \u0026amp; ceremonies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Islamic worship, rites \u0026amp; ceremonies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Islamic%20worship,%20rites%20\u0026amp;%20ceremonies%20%5BHRHC%5D%22\"\u003eHRHC\u003c\/a\u003e], Religious buildings [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religious buildings\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religious%20buildings%20%5BAMN%5D%22\"\u003eAMN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265542181144,"sku":"9781107042131","price":69.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107042131i.jpg?v=1692024071","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-holy-city-of-medina-sacred-space-in-early-islamic-arabia-hardback-9781107042131","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}