Non-hajj pilgrimage in Islam : a neglected dimension of religious circulation

South Asian sacred places. Special issue

Auteur :
BHARDWAJ, S.

Description :
Paper is a study of the ziarat, or non-hajj pilgrimages to Islamic holy places other than Mecca. The ziarat is part of the dynamic religious circulation in Islam in North Africa, Shia areas of Southwest Asia, Central Asia, and South Asia. Although non-obligatory, many more people participate in them every year than in the annual hajj to Mecca. Typical destinations are the shrines, mosques, tombs, and mausoleums of the Muslim saints, martyrs, Sufis, and other holy personages. - (SLD)


Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
Journal of cultural geography, issn : 0887-3631, 1998, vol. 17, n°. 2, p. 69-87, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 40 ref.

Date :
1998

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis