One Thousand Roads to Mecca
(updated with new material)
$31.50
- Paperback
656 pages
- Release Date
21 September 1998
Summary
Since its inception in the seventh century, the pilgrimage to Mecca, or the Hajj, has been the central theme in a large body of Islamic travel literature. Beginning with the European Renaissance, it has also been the subject for a handful of adventurous writers from the West who, through conversion or connivance, managed to slip inside the walls of a city forbidden to non-Muslims. One Thousand Roads to Mecca collects significant works by observant travel writers from the East and West over…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780802135995 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0802135994 |
| Author: | Michael Wolfe |
| Publisher: | Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press |
| Imprint: | Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 656 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 21 September 1998 |
| Weight: | 864g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 152mm |
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Critics Review
“A tradition of Muslim writing aimed at the insiders and out.” —The Boston Globe
“Wolfe does an exemplary job of detailing the ceremonies performed at Mecca and the reasons behind them. The chosen excerpts give the readers a sense of how the hajj has changed over time as well as how constant the central ceremonies have remained. Highly recommended.” —Library Journal (starred review)
“A first-rate addition to a spiritual library.” —Los Angeles Times
“Serves as an excellent introduction to a religion, people, culture, and philosophy.” —Santa Cruz Sentinel
About The Author
Michael Wolfe
Michael Wolfe is the author of eleven books of poetry, fiction, and travel. In 1990, he made the pilgrimage to Mecca and subsequently wrote two books on the subject, The Hadj: An American’s Pilgrimage to Mecca and One Thousand Roads to Mecca: Ten Centuries of Travelers Writing about the Muslim Pilgrimage. For 15 years he was the publisher of Tombouctou Books. He is currently Co-Executive Producer and President of Unity Productions Foundation, a nonprofit media company that produces documentary films for television.
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