Topic

Exploring the sacred space in Islam

AIW4

Reading for discussion

Ora Limor: Sharing Sacred Space: Holy Places in Jerusalem – Between Christianity, Judaism and Islam

Presentations

• C. Delaney: The “hajj”: Sacred and Secular – Anastasia Sheshikova (presentation)
• O. Vovina: Islam and the creation of sacred space: The Tatars in Chuvashia
• S. Bhardwaj: Non-Hajj Pilgrimage in Islam: A Neglected Dimension of Religious Circulation