The centrality of Islam: Space, form and process

Rowley, Gwyn

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“…In other words, ziyarat, with its unwritten rules manifests the variegated culture of Islam in various regions." All around the Muslim world including North Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, to the south and south-east Asia, pilgrimages to the Muslim shrines hold immense importance in people's social life's (Rowley, 1989). Shrines, mosques, tombs dedicated to prophets, imams, saints, Sufi saints, and other holy people including both men women, are the sites of pilgrimages or ziyarat for Muslims (Ebadi, 2015;Rowley, 1989).…”

Section: Pilgrimage In Islam Typologymentioning

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“…Bhardwaj (1983) claims Sopher's work to be the best so far for recognising the significance of pilgrim circulation, which is analysed by field data. The other contributors include Bhardwaj (1983), Jackowski (1987), Nolan (1987), Rinschede (1986), Rowley (1989). Shair and Karan (1979).…”

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“…The Islamic pilgrimage is distinguished into two categories. The first is Hajj to Mecca, an obligatory pilgrimage for Muslims and one of Islam's five pillars (Rowley, 1989). Therefore, the Hajj has authorisation from the religion itself.…”

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Geography of Pilgrimage with Special Reference to Islam

Singh

Ahmad

2021

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Pilgrimage is a spiritual journey during which pilgrims have a religious experience and feel connected to the faith's spiritual legacy. The sacred sites are the spiritual home for pilgrims which they have read and heard about but never visited or experienced before. With little attention paid to the Islamic pilgrimage, especially by geographers, this review paper is an attempt to provide an overview of the subject matter and seek to put forward possible future research directions. This paper provides a systematic description of pilgrimage in Islam by reviewing the literature on the subject, analysing the definitions, characteristics, processes, classification and authorisation of pilgrimage in general followed by an overview of Islamic pilgrimage, that is, Ziyarat by defining key terms, discussing the typology and exploring the neglected dimensions in Islamic pilgrimage studies. The study has brought the relics and saints venerated in the Muslim world into focus, which are the essential causes for the origin and continuation of the Ziyarat tradition. It also points out the different occasions and reasons for performing popular pilgrimage in Islam. And lastly, it discusses the future research dimensions of Islamic pilgrimage.

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Section: Pilgrimage In Islam Typologymentioning

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Geography of Pilgrimage with Special Reference to Islam

Singh

Ahmad

2021

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“…Let me reiterate a base concern as considered within my earlier paper (Rowley 1989a), which seeks to isolate and pose a fundamental question: "What are the maximum territorial extents that the Israelis could see for Eretz Yisrael, the land of Israel? "…”

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The areal extent of Israel: Passions, prejudices and realities

Rowley

1991

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In my paper "Developing Perspectives upon the Areal Extent of Israel: An Outline Evaluation" (Rowley 1989b) I sought to pose a specific question -What may be considered as the maximum areal extent of Eretz Yisrael, the Land of Israel? This present academic presentation will seek to counteract the vitriolic outbursts on the sotermed "Coin Map" from certain quarters. The question as to whether the present Israeli 10 agorot coin carries a maprepresentation of Eretz Yisrael will be addressed. A number of the other issues raised by Berkowicz (1991) will also be briefly considered. Further thoughts upon the areal extents of Eretz Yisrael will also be presented and specific questions are posed.

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“…While there are a few examples of research on Islamic sacred space (Rowley 1989), it is the contestations and negotiations over space – whether in relation to residential choices, the locations of mosques, Muslims schools ( madrasahs ) and burial sites, or the wearing of the veil ( hijab ) in state schools – that have provided the predominant focus of geographical research on Islam. Correspondingly, much of the literature on Islam is concerned with Muslims in diaspora.…”

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The Place of Islam in the Geography of Religion: Trends and Intersections

Gale

2007

Geography Compass

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This article reviews recent geographical research on Islam and Muslim identities. In the wake of the events of 11 September 2001, the forms taken by public debate surrounding Muslim communities and societies have been manifold and not always edifying. In the present political climate, where public attitudes to a particular suite of issues are often as misinformed as they are deeply held, the need for academics to furnish insights born out of robust research is acute. While the responses of academics to debates coalescing around Muslim communities and identities have emanated predominantly from religious studies, sociology and anthropology, geographers, with their attention to the spatial components inherent to the articulation of social identities, are making an increasingly significant contribution to our knowledge in this field. This article reviews this contribution, focusing on four areas in which geographical research on Islam has been most pronounced: Muslim residential segregation and ‘community cohesion’; the relationship between Islamic dress codes and spatial context in the articulation of Muslim gender identities; the contestation of space that has attended the architectural expression of Muslim identity in urban landscapes and the spatial politics embedded in the construction of Muslim identities at simultaneously national and transnational scales. While the predominant focus is therefore geographical, the article also establishes linkages to other writings on the spatiality of Islam where relevant to the specific themes under discussion.

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The centrality of Islam: Space, form and process

Cited by 6 publications

References 8 publications

Geography of Pilgrimage with Special Reference to Islam

Geography of Pilgrimage with Special Reference to Islam

The areal extent of Israel: Passions, prejudices and realities

The Place of Islam in the Geography of Religion: Trends and Intersections

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