Mecca in Morocco: Articulations of Muslim Pilgrimage in Moroccan Everyday Life

by Kholoud Al-Ajarma

This book concerns the ways in which the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the Hajj, is embedded in Moroccan society. Approaching pilgrimage from the perspective of lived religion, the book seeks to answer the question: How does Hajj feature in the everyday lives of Moroccans and how are Moroccan views on Hajj are negotiated in pilgrims' micro-practices? The red thread that runs through this book is the argument that although the Hajj is performed in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399520717
• ISBN13: 9781399520713
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"