The Politics of the Hajj from a Comparative Perspective : States, Entrepreneurs, and Pilgrims - Muriel Gomez-Perez

The Politics of the Hajj from a Comparative Perspective

States, Entrepreneurs, and Pilgrims

By: Muriel Gomez-Perez (Editor), Cédric Jourde (Editor), Marie Brossier (Editor)

Hardcover | 30 March 2025

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This book analyzes the contemporary politics of the Hajj in countries of Africa, the Near East, and Southeast Asia. States must organize the mobility of approximately two million pilgrims every year. States also manage the flow of vast amounts of financial resources related to the Hajj, as well as the transmission of religious and political ideas about how the world ought to be governed. The contributions in this volume investigate how states attempt to manage the Hajj and the power relations they develop with pilgrims, religious leaders, and entrepreneurs of various types. They also examine the Hajj organization from the viewpoint of pilgrims: how they make sense of the bureaucratic apparatus they encounter, how they navigate the constraints imposed upon them, and how they seize opportunities to fulfill their religious, economic, and social aspirations. The Politics of the Hajj from a Comparative Perspective closely analyzes political interactions between states, pilgrims, religious actors and entrepreneurs, and the extent to which they have evolved over time.

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