Product Description:For both Muslims and those unfamiliar with the Islamic faith, this book provides access to the heart of Islam, an exploration of the holiest sites of one of the great spiritual traditions. A fascinating entry into a world whose core is religion, where there is no division between the secular and the sacred. This book renders through photographs and text the essence of Muslim traditions and beliefs.
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Reseña del editor:
Mecca and Medina, two ancient cities in present-day Saudi Arabia, are sacred to all followers of Islam, one quarter of the world’s population. The distinguished Japanese photographer Ali Kazuyoshi Nomachi, a convert to the Muslim faith, was given unprecedented access to both cities, including Medina’s Mosque of the Prophet and Mecca’s sacred center, the Ka'bah, the remarkable and beautiful building to which more than a million pilgrims travel every year during the holy month of Ramadan.
Nomachi’s rich color images include views of the teeming crowds making their annual pilgrimage, or hajj; details of extraordinary Islamic architecture; portraits of faithful worshippers; and aerial and ground-level photographs of desert areas nearby.
Accompanying the photographs and numerous archival illustrations, Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr's text forms a valuable guide to the spiritual and historical foundations of the Muslim faith.
Biografía del autor:
Ali Kazuyoshi Nomachi has had his photographs published in Life, National Geographic, and Stern, among other leading magazines.
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- EditorialAperture Foundation
- Año de publicación1990
- ISBN 10 089381752X
- ISBN 13 9780893817527
- EncuadernaciónTapa dura
- Número de páginas192
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