In the Lands of the Christians - Arabic Travel Writing 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.

Sommario

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;

Info autore

Nabil Matar

Riassunto

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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Nabil Matar (Editore), Matar Nabil (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.11.2002
• EAN: 9780415932271
• ISBN: 978-0-415-93227-1
• Pagine: 278
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 21 mm
• Peso: 670 g
• Illustrazioni: farbige Illustrationen
• Categorie: Narrativa > Antologie miste; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Europe, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, North America, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, TRAVEL / Canada / General, TRAVEL / Europe / General, TRAVEL / United States / General, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Anthologies: general, Anthologies (non-poetry), North America (USA and Canada), C 1600 To C 1700, Classic Travel Writing