Western Images of Meccan Pilgrims in the Dutch East Indies, 1800-1900

This paper examines Western images of returned Meccan pilgrims (hajjis) in the nineteenth century Dutch East Indies. I argue that the persistent presence of various Western literary works that promoted stereotypical images of the hajjis in the 19th century reflects a dominant discourse, which ass...

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Main Author: Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2005
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1062/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1062/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1062/1/Western_Images_of_Meccan_Pilgrims_in_the.pdf

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