"Haj from the indian subcontinent, 1860-1920:Pilgrimage, politics and pestilence" (Record no. 230851)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780198070603
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 297.55 MIS
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name "Mishra, Saurabh"
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Title "Haj from the indian subcontinent, 1860-1920:Pilgrimage, politics and pestilence"
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. New Delhi
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc. OUP
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Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2011
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 177p.
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Price amount 9000
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520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. The epicentre of the Muslim universe, Mecca attracts hundreds of thousands of believers every year. Pilgrimage, Politics, and Pestilence studies the organization and meanings of the Haj from India during colonial times and analyses it from political, commercial, and medical perspectives-between 1860, the year of the first outbreak of cholera epidemic in Mecca, and 1920, when the subject of holy places of Islam became a very powerful political symbol in the Indian subcontinent. Contrary to the general belief about colonial policy of non-intervention into religious subjects, the book argues that the state, in fact, kept a close watch on the pilgrimage. Saurabh Mishra examines the 'medicalization' of Mecca through cholera outbreaks and the intrusion of European medical regulations. He underscores how the Haj played an important role in shaping medical policies and practices, debates and disease definitions. The book explores how the Indian Hajis perceived, negotiated, and resisted colonial pilgrimage and medical policies in their quest of an intense spiritual experience. The author recovers the hitherto unexplored perspective of pilgrims' voices-in travelogues, memoirs, newspaper reports, and journals-to present a nuanced analysis of the interaction between religious faith and colonial public health policies during the age of steamships and empire.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element "Haj-Indian subcontinent, 1860-1920"
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  Not Missing Not Damaged   Gandhi Smriti Library Gandhi Smriti Library   2020-02-08 9000.00   297.55 MIS 147669 2020-02-08 9000.00 2020-02-08 Books

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