ISBN:
9087282591
,
9789087282592
Language:
English
Pages:
192 Seiten
,
zahlreiche Illustrationen
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30 cm
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Mols, Luitgard E. M., 1968 - Western Arabia in the Leiden collections
DDC:
932-933
Keywords:
Museum Volkenkunde (Leiden, Netherlands)
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Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden
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Arabs Material culture
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Arabs Clothing
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Ethnology
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Manuscripts, Arabic
;
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages in art
;
Ethnological museums and collections
;
Saudi Arabia Civilization 19th century
;
Saudi Arabia Social life and customs
;
Saudi Arabia Religious life and customs
;
Bildband
;
Rijksuniversiteit Leiden Bibliotheek
;
Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde
;
Niederlande
;
Konsulat
;
Dschidda
;
Arabien West
;
Geschichte
;
Vrolijk, Arnoud 1958-
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Mols, Luitgard E. M. 1968-
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Rijksuniversiteit Leiden Bibliotheek
;
Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde
;
Niederlande
;
Konsulat
;
Dschidda
;
Arabien West
;
Saudi-Arabien
;
Kleidung
;
Ethnologie
;
Handschrift
;
Haddsch
;
Kulturhistorisches Museum
;
Ethnologisches Museum
;
Gesellschaftsleben
;
Religiöses Leben
;
Brauchtum
Abstract:
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century Dutch diplomats, scholars and travellers assembled unique collections in Jeddah, Mecca and Medina. The Dutch presence in Arabia, where they established a consulate in Jeddah, was intimately connected with the supervision of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca from the Netherlands East Indies, present-day Indonesia. Notable guests at this consulate included the formidable Dutch Islamicist Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, visiting Arabia in 1884-1885. With the invaluable help of local Muslims, Dutch collectors tried to capture the essence of what they regarded as an 'authentic' Oriental culture in a period when Arabia was already looking towards modernity. These extensive collections are now preserved at the Leiden Museum of Ethnology (Museum Volkenkunde, est. 1837) and Leiden University (founded 1575). Together, they allow a glimpse into a colourful and vibrant society, one virtually vanished today under ever-growing numbers of pilgrims, changing political and religious allegiances and sudden economic prosperity.
Description / Table of Contents:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-189) and index
Note:
Colophon: "This book is published in association with Leiden University Libraries and Museum Volkenkunde (Museum of Ethnology), Leiden, and is made possible through a grant from Aramco, Dhahran, Saudia Arabia."
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