In the Lands of the Christians

Arabic Travel Writing in the 17th Century

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2002
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-93228-8 (ISBN)

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Presents the first English translation from Arabic of four Christian and Muslim writers who visited Western Europe and America in the 17th century.

In the Lands of the Christians presents original translations from Arabic of four Christian and Muslim writers who visited Western Europe and America in the seventeenth century. These essays contain careful descriptions of the regions, societies, customs, and religions these intrepid travelers encountered in their journeys. Here you will find the complete travel narrative of the first Arab to visit South and Central America in 1688, the first English translation of the ambassadorial report by Mohammad bin Abd al-Wahab al-Ghassani who traveled through Spain in 1690, translations of letters by the Morrocan ambassador to France describing his relationship with his hosts and his impressions of the land, and Morisco author Ahmad bin Qasim's account of his voyage from Holland to France in 1610.

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Chapter 1 The Texts; Chapter 2 France and Holland, Ahmad bin Qasim; Chapter 3 Europe and South America, Ilyas Hanna al-Mawsuli; Chapter 4 Spain, Mohammad bin abd al-Wahab al-Ghassani; Chapter 5 France, Abdallah bin Aisha;

Erscheint lt. Verlag	12.12.2002
Zusatzinfo	8 Illustrations, color
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	385 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Anthologien
	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa
	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Nord- / Mittelamerika
ISBN-10	0-415-93228-9 / 0415932289
ISBN-13	978-0-415-93228-8 / 9780415932288
Zustand	Neuware