MECCA: THE SACRED CITY
Book ID/图书代码： 02000014B68278
English Summary/英文概要： A groundbreaking, accessible and passionate journey to the spiritual home of Islam, from its religious roots and through the layers of its fascinating history to the place and symbol it is today
Mecca is, for many, the heart of Islam. It is the birthplace of Muhammad, the direction to which Muslims turn when they pray and the site of pilgrimage which annually draws some three million Muslims from all corners of the world. Yet Mecca’s
importance goes beyond religion. What happens in Mecca and how Muslims think about the political and cultural history of Mecca has had and continues to have a profound influence on world events to this day.
In this captivating book, Ziauddin Sardar unravels the significance of Mecca. Tracing its history, from its origins as a ‘barren valley’ in the desert to its evolution as a trading town and sudden emergence as the religious centre of a world empire, Sardar examines the religious struggles and rebellions in Mecca that have powerfully shaped Muslim culture. Interweaving stories of his own pilgrimages to Mecca with those of others, Sardar offers a unique insight into not just the spiritual aspects of Mecca –the passion, ecstasy and longing it evokes – but also the tension between heritage and modernity that has characterised its history. He unpeels the physical, social and cultural dimensions that have helped transform the city and also, though accounts
of such Orientalist travellers as Richard Burton and Charles Doughty, the strange fascination that Mecca has long inspired in the Western imagination. And, ultimately,he explores what this tension could mean for Mecca’s future.
An illuminative, lyrical and witty blend of history, reportage and memoir, this astounding book reflects all that is profound and enlightening, curious and amusing about Mecca and takes us behind the closed doors to one of the most important places in the world today.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 一趟前往伊斯兰灵魂之家的旅行，前所未有、平易近人且充满着激情，从其宗教之源穿越层层精彩的历史故事，最终达到麦加今日所取得的地位和其象征含义,对许多人而言，她是伊斯兰的灵魂。麦加是默罕穆德的出生地，是穆斯林教徒们祈祷时所朝向的方向，同时也是每年吸引着来自世界各地的300万名穆斯林教徒朝觐的圣地。麦加的重要性已早已超越了宗教的界限。麦加所经历的一切以及穆斯林对于麦加的政治和文化历史的想法已经形成并将持续至今的对世界事务产生着影响。
在这本极为精彩的书籍中，兹奥丁•萨达为我们揭开了麦加的重要意义。追溯历史，从最初沙漠中一座“荒凉的小村庄”到其向贸易城镇的转型，再到其突然以世界宗教中心的形象重新出现在人们的视野中，萨达不仅对麦加所发生的宗教抗争与反抗进行了深入的剖析，更是强有力的塑造了穆斯林文化的形象。其中还穿插有他本人与其他人一起前往麦加的朝觐经历，总之，作者为我们提供了一种独特的视角，使得我们不仅看到麦加的灵魂一面，同时也感受到了其所激发的热情、狂喜与渴望---但同时我们也将看到在遗产与现代化之间的激烈冲突。他为我们揭开了帮助这座城市转型的自然、社会和文化层面，并且通过诸如理查德•伯顿和查尔斯•道奇等东方旅行者等对麦加的评价，进一步揭示麦加长期以来对西方想象力世界的奇怪吸引力。最终，他将带领我们一同探索这一冲突对于麦加未来的意义。
这部惊人之作集启发性、抒情性及历史的智慧于一体，既像报告文学，又似回忆录，对有关于麦加的所有深刻的、启发性的、神奇的同时令人会心一笑之处进行了反思，从而最终带领我们走进当今世界上最重要的一个地方。（DC）
Awards/获奖情况：‘当今世界上最著名的穆斯林公共知识分子之一。。。。。。一名专门写作伊斯兰文化的先锋作家’ Guardian on Muhammad: All that Matters(《穆罕穆德的卫士：重要的一切》)
‘One of the best-known Muslim public intellectuals in the world today ... A pioneering
writer on Islam’ Guardian on Muhammad: All that Matters
Sardar is funny, self-deprecating and humble . One of the wittiest intellectual figures commenting on Islam (Islamic Voice on Muhammad: All that Matters)
Britain’s own Muslim polymath (Independent)
Readers of Mecca may at times feel they are still accompanying Sardar on his journey as a sceptical Muslim; mostly, they will sense a wide ranging intellectual engagement with a city that has been one of the world’s most important over the last one and a half millennia. In his hands they can appraise how this long history connects with the predicament facing his fellow believers in the world today. (Geoffrey Nash ASTENE Bulletin)
About the Author/作者介绍： 兹奥丁•萨达出生于巴基斯坦并在英国哈克尼市长大。他是一名作家、广播员、文化评论员，同时也是世界上最著名的伊斯兰文化专家和超过45本伊斯兰专著、科学作品和当代文化作品的作者。他被《展望》杂志选为英国100名顶尖学者。现阶段，他是城市大学后殖民主义研究专题的客座教授，关于政策、计划和未来研究的月刊杂志《未来》的编辑，《新政客》专栏作家，以及平等与人权委员会委员。
Ziauddin Sardar was born in Pakistan and grew up in Hackney. A writer,broadcaster and cultural critic, he is one of the world’s foremost Muslim
intellectuals and author of more than forty-five books on Islam, science and contemporary culture. He has been listed by Prospect magazine as one of Britain’s top 100 intellectuals. Currently he is Visiting Professor of Postcolonial Studies at
City University, editor of Futures, a monthly journal on policy, planning and futures studies, a columnist for the New Statesman and a Commissioner for the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
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