Persia and Its People (Rle Iran A)

Informationen zum Autor Multivolume collection by leading authors in the field Zusammenfassung This volume gives a popular description of Iran and was the result of the author’s extensive travelling in the country and close knowledge of its people and customs over a period of 3 years at the turn of the nineteenth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: I Some description of Persia. II A Bird's-Eye View of the History of Persia. III The Shah! His Capital and Government. IV The Persian Man. V A Persian City - Meshed the Holy. VI The Environs of a Persian City - Meshed. VII A Popular Account of the Religions of Persia. VIII Muharram. IX Travel. X The Persian Woman. XI Country Life. XII The Persian Gulf and the Karun River. XIII Fauna and Flora. XIV Marco Polo in Persia. XV A Glance at the Antiquities of Persia. XVI Sport and Amusements. XVII Four Persian Poets. XVIII A Slight Account of the Arts and Crafts of Persia. XIX Persian Superstitions and the Art of Medicine. Index.

Product details

• Authors: Ella Sykes
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.02.2011
• EAN: 9780415608466
• ISBN: 978-0-415-60846-6
• No. of pages: 406
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Iran
• Subjects: Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Middle East, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies