Travels in Arabia - Comprehending an Account of those Territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as Sacred

Sommario

Chapter 1 TRAVELS IN THE HEDJAZ OF ARABIA.; Chapter 2 ROUTE FROM DJIDDA TO TAYF.; Chapter 3 RESIDENCE AT TAYF; Chapter 4 DESCRIPTION OF MEKKA.; Chapter 5 QUARTERS OF MEKKA.; Chapter 6 DESCRIPTION OF THE BEITULLAH, OR GREAT MOSQUE, AT MEKKA.; Chapter 7 SOME HISTORICAL NOTICES CONCERNING THE KAABA, AND THE TEMPLE OF MEKKA; Chapter 8 DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL OTHER HOLY PLACES; Chapter 9 REMARKS ON THE INHABITANTS OF MEKKA AND DJIDDA.; Chapter 10 GOVERNMENT OF MEKKA.; Chapter 11 CLIMATE AND DISEASES OF MEKKA AND DJIDDA; Chapter 12 THE HADJ, OR PILGRIMAGE; Chapter 13 JOURNEY FROM MEKKA TO MEDINA.; Chapter 14 MEDINA.; Chapter 15 DESCRIPTION OF MEDINA.; Chapter 16 ACCOUNT OF SOME PLACES OF ZXARA,; Chapter 17 ON THE INHABITANTS OF MEDINA.; Chapter 18 ON THE GOVERNMENT OF MEDINA.; Chapter 19 CLIMATE AND DISEASES OF MEDINA.; Chapter 20 JOURNEY FROM MEDINA TO YEMBO.; Chapter 21 YEMBO.; Chapter 22 FROM YEMBO TO CAIRO;

Info autore

John Lewis Burckhardt

Riassunto

This volume contains an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred and forms the second of a selection of works under the Islam and the Muslim World series. The first edition was in 1829 after the authors works on his travels in Nubia and Syria.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Lewis Burckhardt, Burckhardt John Lewis
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 21.06.1968
• EAN: 9780714619828
• ISBN: 978-0-7146-1982-8
• Pagine: 512
• Peso: 1110 g
• Categorie: Viaggi > Reportage di viaggio, racconti di viaggio; Islam, HISTORY / Middle East / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Middle East, Religion: general, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies