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Originally published in Dutch in the late 19th century and translated into Italian in 1989, Il pellegrinaggio alla Mecca by Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje is a seminal ethnographic and historical study of the Islamic pilgrimage (Hajj). Written by one of the first Western scholars to gain direct access to Mecca, the work offers an exceptional account of the city, the pilgrims’ rituals, and the social organization surrounding the sacred event. The author combines philological precision, anthropological insight, and a critical, often sympathetic, understanding of Islam as a lived faith. The Italian edition, part of Einaudi’s “Saggi” series, restores the depth and complexity of Hurgronje’s perspective, bridging orientalist scholarship and cultural anthropology with clear, informative prose.