The Holy City of Medina Sacred Space in Early Islamic Arabia
- New York Cambridge University Press 2014
- 226p
includes index and biblioraphy
1. Haram and Hima: Sacred Space in the Pre-Islamic Hijaz 16 2. Muhammad and the `Constitution of Medina`: The Declaration of Medina`s Haram 42 3. Debating Sanctity: The Validity of Medina`s Haram 65 4. The Construction of a Sacred Topography 94 5. Following in the Prophet`s Footsteps, Visiting His Grave: Early Islamic Pilgrimage to Medina 123