A Select Bibliography on the Hajj | Books, Documentaries and Films

The Maydan team presents a select bibliography, inclusive of books, online resources and documentary films/videos, on Hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. Please click on the titles to access the resources.

BOOKS/ ONLINE RESOURCES

Mecca: A Literary History of the Muslim Holy Land

Mecca: A Literary History of the Muslim Holy Land

by F.E. Peters, 1994/2017, Princeton University Press
Guests of God: Pilgrimage and Politics in the Islamic World

Guests of God: Pilgrimage and Politics in the Islamic World

by Robert R. Bianchi, 2004, Oxford University Press
Pilgrims and Sultans: The Hajj Under the Ottomans

Pilgrims and Sultans: The Hajj Under the Ottomans

by Suraiya Faroqhi, 2014, I.B. Tauris
Pilgrimage in Islam: Traditional and Modern Practices

Pilgrimage in Islam: Traditional and Modern Practices

by Sophia Rosa Arjana, 2017, Oneworld Publications
Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam

Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam

by Venetia Porter, 2012, Harvard University Press
A Photographer on the Hajj : The Travels of Muhammad ʻAli Effendi Saʻudi (1904/1908)

A Photographer on the Hajj : The Travels of Muhammad ʻAli Effendi Saʻudi (1904/1908)

by Farid Kioumgi/ Robert Graham,2009, American University in Cairo Press,
One Thousand Roads to Mecca

One Thousand Roads to Mecca

(ed.) Michael Wolfe, 1999, Grove Press
Hajj

Hajj

by Reem Al Faisal, 2009, Garnet Publishing
The Hajj: Pilgrimage in Islam

The Hajj: Pilgrimage in Islam

(eds). Eric Tagliacozzo and Shawkat M. Toorawa , 2015, Cambridge University Press
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah

by Richard Francis Burton, 2011, Cambridge University Press
The Hajj: The Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca and the Holy Places

The Hajj: The Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca and the Holy Places

by F.E. Peters, 1994, Princeton University Press
The Hajj

The Hajj

by Ali Shariati, 2003, Islamic Book Trust
The Road to Mecca

The Road to Mecca

by Muhammad Asad, 1954, Simon and Schuster
The British Empire and the Hajj 1865–1956

The British Empire and the Hajj 1865–1956

by John Slight, 2015, Harvard University Press
Mecca: The Sacred City

Mecca: The Sacred City

by Ziauddin Sardar, 2014, Bloomsbury Publishing
Russian Hajj: Empire and the Pilgrimage to Mecca

Russian Hajj: Empire and the Pilgrimage to Mecca

by Eileen Kane, 2015, Cornell University Press
The Hadj: An American's Pilgrimage to Mecca

The Hadj: An American's Pilgrimage to Mecca

by Michael Wolfe, 1993, Grove Press

 

 

DOCUMENTARY/FILM / EXHIBITS

Hajj

Hajj

by Bruce S. Feiler, 2014, Films Media Group
The Chinese Hajj

The Chinese Hajj

by Camille F. Faylona, 2015, Films Media Group
The Hajj: The Greatest Trip on Earth

The Hajj: The Greatest Trip on Earth

by Channel Four (Great Britain), 2003, Channel Four
World's Largest Pilgrimage - Hajj Documentary

World's Largest Pilgrimage - Hajj Documentary

by Suroosh Alvi, 2010, Vice News
HAJJ

HAJJ

The British Library
Hajj 1960

Hajj 1960

The Guidance, 2013
The Siege of Mecca

The Siege of Mecca

Outremer Film and K2 Productions, 2018
Mekka 1979:Urknall des Terrors

Mekka 1979:Urknall des Terrors

by Drik van den Berg, 2015