Hajj Travelogues: Texts and Contexts from the 12th Century Until 1950 (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 the Near and Middle East, 180)

Contents Acknowledgements and Remarks Maps Introduction Part 1 From the Beginnings until 1800 Chapter 1 The Formation of a Corpus 1 Questions of Genre 2 Intertextual Connections, Cultural and Historical Backgrounds 3 Intra-generic Coherence 4 Travellers and Their Readers 5 Transmission 6 Conclusion Chapter 2 Journeys 1 Conventions for Travelling 2 Trajectories and Caravans 2.1 The Maghribī Caravan 2.2 The Syrian Caravan 3 The Sea Route from Asia 4 The Holy Places 5 Themes and Issues 6 Conclusion Chapter 3 Politics 1 The Hajj and Processes of Globalisation 2 The History and Organisation of the Hajj as a Political Issue 3 Accompanying a Moroccan Princess on Hajj 4 An Ottoman Perspective 5 A Moroccan Embassy 6 Mughal Perspectives 7 Political Themes and References 7.1 Praise, Permission, Protection: The Role of Worldly Powers 7.2 Festivities and Official Ceremonies 7.3 The Administration of the Hijaz 7.4 Frictions and Tensions 7.5 The Christian Threat 8 Conclusion Chapter 4 Religion 1 The Religious Framework 2 The Legal Framework 3 Reformers 4 Religious Frameworks 1: al-ʿAbdarī 5 Religious Frameworks 2: al-ʿAyyāshī 6 Scriptural and Legal Frameworks 7 Places for Visitation (mazārāt) 8 Rituals, Ceremonies, Feasts 9 Women 10 Scholarly Encounters 11 Books 12 Conclusion Chapter 5 The Spiritual Dimension 1 Sufism and the Hajj 2 Maghribī Pilgrims until the End of the 17th Century 3 ʿAbd al-Ghanī al-Nābulusī 4 Shāh Walī Allāh of Delhi 5 The Maghribī Tradition in the 18th Century 6 Conclusion Chapter 6 European Discourses 1 Travellers and Informants 2 Europeans in Mecca 3 Scholars 4 Polemicists 5 Conclusion Part 2 1800–1950 Chapter 7 European Intrusions and the Impact of Modernity 1 Modernity and Reform 2 The Muslim World and the Spread of Modernity 3 Cultural Debates 4 European Discourses of the Hajj, 1800–1950 5 European Travellers to Mecca 6 The Second Wave of Saʿūdī-Wahhābī Insurgency 7 European Pilgrims to Mecca 8 The Hajj and European Scholarship 9 Conclusion Chapter 8 Continuity and Change 1 Issues of Genre 2 Autobiographies 3 Adab 4 Realism 5 Religion and Scholarship 6 Administrative Handbooks 7 Journals and Periodicals 8 Guides 9 Visual Material, Images, Photographs 10 Conclusion Chapter 9 Journeys 1 Itineraries 2 Modern Travel 3 Sanitary Arrangements 4 Bureaucratic Formalities 5 Conclusion Chapter 10 Politics 1 Ottoman Reforms 2 European Imperialism 2.1 A Russian Inspector of the Hajj 2.2 Britain and India 2.3 France and North Africa 2.4 State-Sponsored Pilgrimages 3 Egypt 4 Troubles in the Hijaz 4.1 The Hajj of 1916 5 Political Visions 6 The Hijaz as a Place of Refuge and Immigration 7 Conclusion Chapter 11 Religion 1 Law and Theology 2 Religion and Politics: The Case of Rashīd Riḍā 3 Between Universalism and Diversity: The Islamic Congresses 4 ‘Modern’ Muslims 5 The Hajj and Political Militancy 6 Shīʿīs 7 Women on Hajj 7.1 Egypt 8 Conclusion Chapter 12 The Spiritual Dimension 1 Sufism, Travellers, and Travelogues 2 Hajj Accounts as Sufi Texts 3 The Kattānī Shaykhs and Their Sufi Network 4 Conclusion Conclusion 1 Framing the Hajj as a Journey 2 Periodisation, Cultural Background, and Modernity 3 The Hajj and Spirituality Glossary Travelogues Bibliography Index "In Hajj Travelogues: Texts and Contexts from the 12th Century until 1950 Richard van Leeuwen maps the corpus of hajj accounts from the Muslim world and Europe. The work outlines the main issues in a field of study which has largely been neglected. A large number of hajj travelogues are described as a textual type integrating religious discourse into the form of the journey. Special attention is given to their intertextual embedding in the broader discursive tradition of the hajj. Since the corpus is seen as dynamic and responsive to historical developments, the texts are situated in their historical context and the subsequent phases of globalisation. It is shown how in travelogues forms of religious subjectivity are constructed and expressed"-- Provided by publisher