Cogent Arts and Humanities· 2026Q2

Political legitimacy through sacred space: How the abbāsids mobilized Mecca and Medina as instruments of symbolic power

Riad Hammodeh Haj Yasen, Amjad Mamdouh‏ Al-Faouri, Faisal Salah Alrefai, Mahmoud Mohammad Jad-Allah et al.

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Abbāsid caliphs reinforced their political legitimacy and authority by transforming the sacred sites of Mecca and Medina into instruments of symbolic power, using mosque expansion, public religious events, and ritual promotion.

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Field: Religious studies

Religious studiesArts and Humanities