[PDF.83fr] In the Lands of the Christians: Arabic Travel Writing in the 17th Century

In the Lands of the Christians: Arabic Travel Writing in the 17th Century

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 | #1519562 in Books |  2002-11-17 |  2002-12-12 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.00 x.63 x6.00l,.85 | File type: PDF | 256 pages

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||7 of 8 people found the following review helpful.| Perhaps better material than analysis.|By D. Kimball|This is a very valuable book for those, like myself, in the position of having a lively interest in the historical Middle East while knowing neither Arabic nor Turkish (nor German, where I would expect some very good scholarship, between the Hapsburgs and the Hohenzollerns). The meat of the book is the translation of letters| |"Nabil Matar has translated his writings and those of three other Arabs who travelled to Christian lands in the 17th century into English for the first time. For those largely ignorant of Islam, or of the worlds as it was 300 years ago, it makes for absorbing,

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 a...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.In the Lands of the Christians: Arabic Travel Writing in the 17th Century   |  From Routledge.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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