TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mols, Luitgard
AU  - Vrolijk, Arnoud
AB  - "In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century Dutch diplomats, scholars and travellers assembled unique collections in Jeddah, Mecca and Medina. The Dutch presence in Arabia, where they established a consulate in Jeddah, was intimately connected with the supervision of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca from the Netherlands East Indies, present-day Indonesia. Notable guests at this consulate included the formidable Dutch Islamicist Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, visiting Arabia in 1884-1885. With the invaluable help of local Muslims, Dutch collectors tried to capture the essence of what they regarded as an ‘authentic’ Oriental culture in a period when Arabia was already looking towards modernity. These extensive collections are now preserved at the Leiden Museum of Ethnology and Leiden University Libaries. Together, they allow a glimpse into a colourful and vibrant society."
DO  - 10.26530/OAPEN_622811
ID  - OAPEN ID: 622811
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 971628032
KW  - western arabia
KW  - manuscripts collections
KW  - holy places of islam
KW  - domestic artefacts
KW  - Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
KW  - Hajj
KW  - Jeddah
KW  - Mecca
KW  - Netherlands
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/94081ed2-c6ee-4318-9584-1685e4439dca/622811.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31906
PB  - Leiden University Press
PY  - 2016
SN  - 9789087282592
TI  - Western Arabia in the Leiden Collections. Traces of a Colourful Pastnull
ER  - 
