Retelling Mecca: Shifting Narratives of Sacred Spaces in Volga-Ural Muslim Hajj Accounts, 1699–1945

This article examines how Volga-Ural Muslims narrated their encounters with the sacred spaces visited during the hajj. It examines nine accounts hajj composed from the 1690s to the 1940s, to consider how changes in international politics, Russia’s domestic politics, and the culture of Islamic learni...

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Main Author: Danielle Ross
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/8/588