Mecca and Eden Ritual, Relics, and Territory in Islam

Name: Mecca and Eden Ritual, Relics, and Territory in Islam
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ISBN: 9780226888033

ISBN-10: 0226888037

ISBN-13: 9780226888033

Edition: 2006

Authors: Brannon M. Wheeler

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Nineteenth-century philologist and Biblical critic William Robertson Smith famously concluded that the sacred status of holy places derives not from their intrinsic nature but from their social character. Building upon this insight, Mecca and Eden uses Islamic exegetical and legal texts to analyze the rituals and objects associated with the sanctuary at Mecca.nbsp; Integrating Islamic examples into the comparative study of religion, Brannon Wheeler shows how the treatment of rituals, relics, and territory is related to the more general mythological depiction of the origins of Islamic civilization. Along the way, Wheeler considers the contrast between Mecca and Eden in Muslim rituals, the…

Book details

List price: $75.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 7/1/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Notes on Conventions


Introduction


Ritual and Social Order


Ritual, Relics, and the Meccan Sanctuary


Chapter Outline



Treasure of the Ka'bah



Temple Implements and Treasure of the Ka'bah



Swords and the Origins of Islam


Conclusions: Swords and the Origins of Civilization



Utopia and Civilization in Islamic Rituals



Touching the Penis



Adam and Eve's Genitals


Conclusions: Taboo and Contagion



Relics of the Prophet Muhammad



Relics of the Prophet Muhammad



Relics and Civilization


Conclusions: Relics and Portable Territory



Tombs of Giant Prophets



Long Tombs



Giants


Conclusions: Technology and Human Size


Conclusion: the Pure, the Sacred, and Civilization



Status and Power



Symbol and Agency


General Conclusions


Notes


Works Cited


Indexes