Contents |
Ritual and social order -- Ritual, relics, and the Meccan sanctuary -- Chapter outline -- Treasure of the Kaʻbah -- Temple implements and treasure of the Kaʻbah -- Swords and the origins of Islam -- Conclusions: swords and the origins of civilization -- Utopia and civilization in Islamic rituals -- Touching the penis -- Adam and Eve's genitals -- Conclusions: taboo and contagion -- Relics of the prophet Muhammad -- Relics of the prophet Muhammad -- Relics and civilization -- Conclusions: relics and portable territory -- Tombs of giant prophets -- Long tombs -- Giants -- Conclusions: technology and human size -- Conclusion: the pure, the sacred, and civilization -- Status and power -- Symbol and agency -- General conclusions. |