Both Uses of
Mecca
in
Leaves of Grass
- You foot-worn pilgrim welcoming the far-away sparkle of the minarets of Mecca!†
Chpt 6 *
- …new, I hear the sound of the Hebrew lyre, I see the crusaders marching bearing the cross on high, to the martial clang of cymbals, I hear dervishes monotonously chanting, interspers'd with frantic shouts, as they spin around turning always towards Mecca, I see the rapt religious dances of the Persians and the Arabs, Again, at Eleusis, home of Ceres, I see the modern Greeks dancing, I hear them clapping their hands as they bend their bodies, I hear the metrical shuffling of their feet.†
Chpt 25
Definition:
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(Mecca) the birthplace of Muhammad and the holiest city of Islam (located in Saudi Arabia)editor's notes: Each year millions of Muslim pilgrims visit Mecca -- especially during the Hajj.