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Folk Art Hajj Paintings in Luxor, Egypt
Successfully completing the hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca, is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Any Muslim whose circumstances permit is required to make hajj at least once in a lifetime. In earlier centuries, it was a dangerous and lengthy journey,…
Tags: Egypt, folk art, Hajj, Islam, Luxor, material culture, Mecca (Makka), migration, pilgrimage, religious ritual, travel
The Art of Hajj
In the Qur’an, Muslims are instructed that at least once in their lives they must take part in the hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, the spiritual center of the Islamic world . Over the centuries, artists, craftspeople, and others have…
Tags: calligraphy, cartography, ceramics, cities, culture, folk art, geography, Hajj, Islamic art, Mecca (Makkah), metalwork, pilgrimage, rituals, textiles, travel