Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-215) and index.
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Haram and Hima: sacred space in the pre-Islamic Hijaz -- Muhammad and the 'Constitution of Medina': the declaration of Medina's Haram -- Debating sanctity: the validity of Medina's Haram -- The construction of a sacred topography -- Following in the prophet's footsteps, visiting his grave: early Islamic pilgrimage to Medina -- The prophet's inheritance: Medina's emergence as a holy city in the first-third/seventh-ninth centuries -- From Yathrib to the prophet's city.