| Description |
172 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: page 169. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Mecca in history / by Desmond Stewart. The navel of the world ; Arabia before the prophet ; The messenger of God ; Hajj to the ancient house ; Changes and constants ; Mecca and Christendom ; Embattled Islam ; Mecca in the age of oil -- Mecca in literature -- Reference. Chronology of Middle Eastern history ; Guide to the pilgrimage ; Selected bibliography ; Acknowledgments and picture credits ; Index. |
| Subject |
Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
|
| ISBN |
0882252879: $19.95 |
|
