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Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 089381752X
ISBN-13: 9780893817527
Oct 1997
Publisher: Aperture
192 pages
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Language: English |
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Synopsis
Photographs of the two most sacred Muslim sites provide unique glimpses at the diversity of the followers of Islam, their acts of ritual and prayer, and aerial views of the masses of pilgrims who visit the sites each year.
| Size | | Length: | 192 pages | | Height: | 11.5 in | | Width: | 11.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 53.6 oz |
Industry Reviews
This large book, essentially an impressive collection of very beautiful photographs, is very special because permission to photograph in Mecca and Medina is rarely granted, owing to the reverance and holiness accorded to these cities. The color photos are of the highest quality and capture the spirit and the 'power' of Islam in the lives of Muslims from around the world. . . . Many acts of the hajj are documented in vivid and beautiful detail. Other aspects of Islamic life and practice are also shown in the magnificent photography of this collection. An introductory essay by a Muslim scholar helps readers understand the history, faith, and practice of Islam. Highly recommended for all who seek to understand and feel the experience of this great world religion.
Annotation copyright H.W. Wilson Company.
Geiger
Japanese photographer Nomachi, a convert to Islam, reveals the magnificence of the two holy cities in photographs remarkable for their vast field of vision, and their capturing of the tremendous energy and spirit of Muslim rituals and prayers. Nomachi's photographs of individuals document the great ethnic and racial diversity of the people of Islam, while his aerial views of a virtual ocean of worshipers record Islam's unifying force. Some pilgrims remain as still as stone, others move in a great whirl, a contrast that reflects the stillness of prayer versus the unceasing motion of life. This sense of duality and vitality is present, too, in Nomachi's awe-inspiring photographs of sacred sites, where the ancient coexists with the modern.
Annotation copyright H.W. Wilson Company.
Seaman
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