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Guests Of God
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Author : Robert Bianchi
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2008-03-25
Guests Of God written by Robert Bianchi and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-25 with Religion categories.
Each year, about two million pilgrims from over 100 countries converge on the Islamic holy city of Mecca for the hajj. While the hajj is first and foremost a religious festival, it is also very much a political event. No government can resist the temptation to manipulate the hajj for political and economic gain. Every large Muslim state has developed a comprehensive hajj policy and a powerful bureaucracy to enforce it. The Muslim world's leading multinational organization, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, has established the first international regime explicitly devoted to pilgrimage. Yet, Robert Bianchi argues, no secular or religious authority - national or international - can really control the hajj. State-sponsored pilgrimage management consistently backfires, giving government opponents valuable ammunition and allowing them to manipulate the symbols and controversies of the hajj to their own ends. Bianchi has been researching the hajj for over ten years and draws on interviews with and data from hajj directors in five Muslim countries (Pakistan, Malaysia, Turkey, Indonesia, and Nigeria), statistics from Saudi Arabian hajj authorities, as well as his personal experience as a pilgrim. The result is the most complete picture of the hajj available anywhere, and a wide-ranging work on Islam, politics, and power.
Guests Of God
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Author : Monika K. Hellwig
language : en
Publisher: Paulist Press
Release Date : 2017-01-10
Guests Of God written by Monika K. Hellwig and has been published by Paulist Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-10 with categories.
Guests Of God Pilgrimage And Politics In The Islamic World
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Author : Robert R. Bianchi Formerly Associate Professor of Political Science University of Chicago
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2004-09-09
Guests Of God Pilgrimage And Politics In The Islamic World written by Robert R. Bianchi Formerly Associate Professor of Political Science University of Chicago and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-09-09 with Religion categories.
Each year, more than two million pilgrims from over 100 countries converge on the holy city of Mecca to reenact the ritual dramas that Muslims have been performing for centuries. Making the hajj is one of the most important duties in the life of a Muslim. The pilgrimage-and its impact on international politics-is enormous and growing every year, yet Westerners know virtually nothing about it. What is the hajj and what does it mean? Who are the hajjis? What do they do and say in Mecca and how do they interpret their experiences? Who runs the hajj and what are their political objectives? How does the hajj encourage international cooperation among Muslims and can it also promote harmony between Islam and the West? In Guests of God, Robert R. Bianchi seeks to answer these and many other questions. While it is first and foremost a religious festival, he shows, the hajj is also very much a political event. The Muslim world's leading multinational organization, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, has established the first international regime explicitly devoted to pilgrimage. Every large Muslim nation has developed a comprehensive hajj policy and a powerful bureaucracy to enforce it. Yet, Bianchi argues, no authority- secular or religious, national or international-can really control the hajj. Pilgrims believe that they are entitled to travel freely to Mecca as "Guests of God"-not as guests of any nation or organization that might wish to restrict or profit from their efforts to fulfill a fundamental religious obligation. Drawing on his personal experience as a pilgrim and a wealth of data gathered over the course of ten years of research, Bianchi has produced a fascinating look at the hajj filled with personal, candid stories from political and religious leaders and hajjis from all walks of life. A wide-ranging study of Islam, politics, and power, Guests of God is the most complete picture of the hajj available anywhere.
God S Guests
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Author : Heidi Fleming
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2011-12-09
God S Guests written by Heidi Fleming and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-09 with Religion categories.
Heidi Fleming’s career has spanned many professions related to health and health care. She has been involved with church hospitality within the local church as well as on the regional level. She loves Jesus and loves people. Her top three spiritual gifts are faith, service, and helps. When all is said and done, she wants to do enough and say enough to make the world a little better than when she arrived.
The Guests Of God
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Author : George Jackson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1925
The Guests Of God written by George Jackson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1925 with Christian life categories.
Unexpected Guests At God S Banquet
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Author : Brett Webb-Mitchell
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2009-03-01
Unexpected Guests At God S Banquet written by Brett Webb-Mitchell and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-01 with Religion categories.
Flowing from Jesus's parable of the banquest feast, this practical and challenging call to a more inclusive church shows why disabled people--the mentally retarded, the physically impaired, and others--must be part of congregational life, along with how, where, and what to do. Essential for parents, teachers, and the disabled themselves.
God S Guests Of Tomorrow
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Author : L. M. Dooley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-10
God S Guests Of Tomorrow written by L. M. Dooley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10 with categories.
This is a new release of the original 1943 edition.
God S Guests Of Tomorrow
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Author : Lester Martin Dooley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1943
God S Guests Of Tomorrow written by Lester Martin Dooley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1943 with Purgatory categories.
Unexpected Guests At God S Banquet
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Author : Brett Webb-Mitchell
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2009-03-01
Unexpected Guests At God S Banquet written by Brett Webb-Mitchell and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-01 with Religion categories.
Flowing from Jesus's parable of the banquest feast, this practical and challenging call to a more inclusive church shows why disabled people--the mentally retarded, the physically impaired, and others--must be part of congregational life, along with how, where, and what to do. Essential for parents, teachers, and the disabled themselves.
God S Guests Of Tomorrow
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Author : L. M. Dooley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-06-01
God S Guests Of Tomorrow written by L. M. Dooley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-01 with categories.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.