The history, psychology, and health hazards of the Hajj

Chérif, Ahmed. Le Pélerinage de la Mecque. Essai d'histoire, de psychologie et d'hygiène sur le voyage sacré de l'Islam.

€ 6.000,00

Only edition, rare. Report on the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, with spectacular views of the holy city and the Kaaba, as well as the Beirut quarantine hospital. The French-trained Lebanese physican and medical historian Ahmed Chérif discusses not only the history and rituals of the Hajj, but also focuses on aspects of health and hygiene during the week-long mass gathering.

Occasional foxing to margins. Two temporary block-stitches to gutter; a few pages and plates loose. Untrimmed copy much in the original condition as issued, awaiting its first proper binding.