"The hajj calls Muslims to journey to Mecca from wherever they are across the world. Of the far-flung communities one of the largest is that of the Muslims of Southeast Asia, and within that region in times past, one of the principal centres for hajj transit and transport was Singapore. If mode...

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1. Verfasser:	Green, Anthony (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Singapore World Scientific 2019
Schlagworte:	Geschichte Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages / Singapore / History Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages / Saudi Arabia / Mecca Muslim Haddsch Singapur Electronic books
Online-Zugang:	DE-706 Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	"The hajj calls Muslims to journey to Mecca from wherever they are across the world. Of the far-flung communities one of the largest is that of the Muslims of Southeast Asia, and within that region in times past, one of the principal centres for hajj transit and transport was Singapore. If modern air travel bridges continents within hours, before the 1970s, pilgrim travel from Southeast Asia was by sea, and distance and difficulties were far more strongly felt. Hajj pilgrims then might take a lifetime to save for the journey, so a great many were old and frail, yet no real records remain and very few personal accounts exist of the experience, the tests, or fears along the way, of the time spent under sail or by "steam." This book sets out to describe the development of hajj shipping and the historical place of Singapore in this network. And, through anecdotes and comparisons, images and maps, to paint a picture of what this hajj journey by sea entailed and, in that sense, to offer a kind of "human face" to the journey."--
Beschreibung:	Mode of access: World Wide Web. - System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (264 pages) illustrations (some color), maps
ISBN:	9789811212543