Hajj across empires : pilgrimage and political culture after the Mughals, 1739-1857 / Rishad Choudhury.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Choudhury, Rishad, 1984- author.

Series:

Asian connections (Series)

Asian connections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Saudi Arabia--Mecca--History.

Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages.

Mughal Empire--Civilization--18th century.

Mughal Empire.

Mughal Empire--Civilization--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 351 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"A highly original new history of Muslim political culture across the Indian Ocean from 1739 to 1857. Examining South Asian connections with the Middle East, Rishad Choudhury draws on research in multilingual sources and archives to reveal the imperial entanglements of the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Introduction: Hajj in the Crisis of Empire

PART I. DEPARTURES: EXPERIENCES AND EXCHANGES IN THE INDIAN OCEAN: 1. Pilgrim Passages

2. The Hajj Bazaar Economy

PART II. CROSSINGS: IDEOLOGIES AND INSTITUTIONS ACROSS EMPIRES: 3. The ʻUlama on Hajj

4. Hindi Sufis and the Hajj

PART III. RETURNS: STATES BETWEEN HOME AND THE HARAMAIN: 5. The Company Raj and the Hajjis

6. Routes of the Muslim State

7. Faqirs and Fanatics, or, Reconfiguring Pilgrimage and Political Culture

Conclusion: The Hajj and the Ends of the Mughal World

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781009253710

1009253719

9781009253673

1009253670

9781009253697

1009253697