Pilgrimage, politics, and pestilence the Haj from the Indian subcontinent, 1860-1920

This book situates the Haj in the context of political commercial and medical developments in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. It shows how Haj played an influential role in shaping medical policies and practices, debates and disease definitions

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mishra, Saurabh
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi Oxford University Press 2011, 2011
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:This book situates the Haj in the context of political commercial and medical developments in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. It shows how Haj played an influential role in shaping medical policies and practices, debates and disease definitions
Physical Description:177 p. ill
ISBN:9780199080007