Pilgrimage, politics, and pestilence : the Haj from the Indian subcontinent, 1860-1920

Pilgrimage, politics, and pestilence : the Haj from the Indian subcontinent, 1860-1920 / Saurabh Mishra.

This book situates the Haj in the context of political commercial and medical developments in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. It shows how Haj played an influential role in shaping medical policies and practices, debates and disease definitions.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mishra, Saurabh, 1979-
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages > Saudi Arabia > Mecca > History.
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages > Health aspects > Saudi Arabia > Mecca.
Pilgrims and pilgrimages > India.
Communicable diseases > Prevention.
Public health.
Religion.
Environmental health.
Infection.
History.
Medical personnel.
Humanities.
Diseases.
Medical care.
Travel.
Sanitation.
Islam.
Communicable diseases.
public health.
religion (discipline)
history (discipline)
humanities.
travel.
Travel
Sanitation
Religion
Public health
Medical personnel
Medical care
Islam
Infection
Humanities
History
Environmental health
Diseases
Communicable diseases
Communicable diseases > Prevention
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages > Health aspects
Pilgrims and pilgrimages
Philosophy & Religion.
India
Saudi Arabia > Mecca
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Uniform Title:Pilgrimage, politics, and pestilence (Online)
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Framing the Pilgrimage: Contours of the Haj from the Indian Subcontinent
  • 2. Cholera, Commerce, and the Kaaba: Epidemics and the Haj from India
  • 3. Medicalizing Mecca: European Policies and Pilgrims' Experiences in Mecca
  • 4. Politics and the Pilgrimage: The Haj in the Early Twentieth Century
  • Conclusion.

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