Christians at Mecca (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Augustus Ralli

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0266279872 ISBN 13: 9780266279877

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Follow a 19th-century explorer’s account of Mecca and the faces of faith, power, and pilgrimage.

This nonfiction work surveys Mecca’s streets, the Great Mosque, and the Kaabah through the eyes of travelers, pilgrims, and local authorities. It blends historical detail with vivid scenes to show how the city’s sacred rituals, commerce, and governance shaped life there.

From the arrival of caravans to the daily realities behind holy rites, the narrative offers a measured, firsthand look at a place few outsiders could safely enter—and at the same time reveals the tensions between faith, empire, and curiosity that colored European views of Mecca.

• Vivid descriptions of the Great Mosque, its layout, and the Kaabah
• Accounts of pilgrim life, rites, and the moneyed pressures around the pilgrimage
• Observations on governance, trade, and social life in Mecca and Jeddah
• Context for 19th-century exploration and its moral and political implications

Ideal for readers of travel history and religious studies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0266279872
• ISBN 13: 9780266279877
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 332