JL;DR SUMMARY Prof. Daniella Talmon-Heller from Ben Gurion University's Department of Middle East Studies delves into her book "Sacred Place and Sacred Time in the Medieval Islamic Middle East: A Historical Perspective," exploring the evolution of pilgrimage and temporal rituals in the early centuries of Islam. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.