An edition of Mecca and Eden
(2006)
Mecca and Eden
ritual, relics, and territory in Islam
by Brannon M. Wheeler
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Islamic Civilization, Rituals, Islam, Islamic ReliquariesShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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Mecca and Eden: ritual, relics, and territory in Islam
2006, University of Chicago Press
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0226888037 9780226888033
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Table of Contents
Ritual and social order
Ritual, relics, and the Meccansanctuary
Chapter outline
Treasure of the Kaʻbah
Temple implements and treasure of the Kaʻbah
Swords and the origins of Islam
Conclusions: swords and the origins of civilization
Utopia and civilization in Islamic rituals
Touching the penis
Adam and Eve's genitals
Conclusions: taboo and contagion
Relics of the prophet Muhammad
Relics of the prophet Muhammad
Relics and civilization
Conclusions: relics and portable territory
Tombs of giant prophets
Long tombs
Giants
Conclusions: technology and human size
Conclusions: the pure, the sacred, and civilization
Status and power
Symbol and agency
General conclusions.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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