The Hajj and Europe in the Age of Empire

The present volume focuses on the political perceptions of the Hajj, its global religious appeal to Muslims, and the European struggle for influence and supremacy in the Muslim world in the age of pre-colonial and colonial empires.

About the author

Umar Ryad, Ph.D. (2008), University of Leiden, is Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at Utrecht University. He has published on Muslim-Christian relations and on Islam in the modern world. He leads an ERC Starting Grant project on the history of Muslims in interwar Europe (2014-2019).

Product details

• Assisted by: Umar Ryad (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.10.2016
• EAN: 9789004323346
• ISBN: 978-90-04-32334-6
• No. of pages: 286
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 233 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 414 g
• Series: Leiden Studies in Islam and So
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories