Western Arabia in the Leiden collections : traces of a colourful past / Luitgard Mols, Arnoud Vrolijk.

• 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 (Museum Volkenkunde, est. 1837) and Leiden University (founded 1575). Together, they allow a glimpse into a colourful and vibrant society, one virtually vanished today under ever-growing numbers of pilgrims, changing political and religious allegiances and sudden economic prosperity. 

Ämnesord

Föremålssamlingar  (sao)

Museisamlingar  (sao)

Arabiska handskrifter  (sao)

Bibliotekssamlingar  (sao)

Islamiska helgedomar  (sao)

Muslimska pilgrimer och pilgrimsfärder  (sao)

Nederländare i utlandet  -- historia (sao)

Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages in art.  (LCSH)

Arabs  -- Material culture -- Saudi Arabia. (LCSH)

Arabs  -- Clothing -- Saudi Arabia. (LCSH)

Ethnology  -- Saudi Arabia. (LCSH)

Manuscripts, Arabic  -- Netherlands -- Leiden. (LCSH)

Ethnological museums and collections  -- Netherlands -- Leiden. (LCSH)

Civilization  (fast)

Ethnological museums and collections  (fast)

Ethnology  (fast)

Manners and customs  (fast)

Manuscripts, Arabic  (fast)

Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages in art  (fast)

Arabs  -- Clothing (fast)

Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages  (LCSH)

Collectibles  (LCSH)

Manuscripts, Arabic  (LCSH)

Collection management (Libraries)  (LCSH)

Islamic shrines  (LCSH)

Saudiarabien  (sao)

Saudiarabien  -- Mekka (sao)

Saudi Arabia  -- Civilization -- 19th century. (LCSH)

Saudi Arabia  -- Social life and customs. (LCSH)

Saudi Arabia  -- Religious life and customs. (LCSH)

Saudi Arabia  (fast)

Netherlands  -- Leiden (fast)

1800-1899  (fast)

Institutionsnamn

Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden. Bibliotheek

Rijksuniversiteit Leiden. Bibliotheek

Museum Volkenkunde (Leiden, Netherlands)

Klassifikation

DS215 (LCC)

932-933 (DDC)

K.21 (kssb/8 (machine generated))