In the Lands of the Christians (eBook, ePUB)

Arabic Travel Writing in the 17th Century
Redaktion: Matar, Nabil

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136060182
• Artikelnr.: 45132370

Autorenporträt

Nabil Matar

Inhaltsangabe

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