Mishra, Saurabh

Pilgrimage, politics, and pestilence: the Haj from the Indian subcontinent, 1860-1920/ Saurabh Mishra - New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2011. - 177 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

1. Framing the Pilgrimage: Contours of the Haj from the Indian Subcontinent
2. Cholera, Commerce, and the Kaaba: Epidemics and the Haj from India
3. Medicalizing Mecca: European Policies and Pilgrims' Experiences in Mecca
4. Politics and the Pilgrimage: The Haj in the Early Twentieth Century

9780198070603


Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Health aspects
Pilgrims and pilgrimages
Communicable diseases--Prevention
Medical anthropology

203.51 / MIS/H