Medieval Jerusalem and Islamic worship: holy places, ceremonies, pilgrimage

✍ Scribed by Amikam Elad

• Publisher: BRILL
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 226
• Series: ISLAMIC HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION 8
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This text covers the holy sites of the Muslims in Jerusalem and the cermonies and pilgrimages to these places during the early Muslim period. It is largely based on primary Arabic sources. Emphasis is given to the works of "Literature in Praise of Jerusalem", an important source for the history and topography of the city. The text contains a detailed description of the first known guide for the Muslim pilgrim to Jerusalem, that dates from the 11th century, and a supplementary discussion of the 16th-century guide. Both guides are still in manuscript and have never been published.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 10
List of Maps......Page 12
Map 1......Page 14
Map 2......Page 18
Map 3......Page 22
Introduction......Page 26
I. Construction Works on the Haram during the Umayyad Period......Page 48
II. Worship and Pilgrimage in Jerusalem......Page 76
III. The Holy Places in Jerusalem during the Early Muslim Period......Page 103
IV. The Religio-Political Status of Jerusalem during the Umayyad Period......Page 172
Appendix......Page 189
Abbreviations/ Bibliography......Page 199
Index......Page 212
Back Cover......Page 226