Pilgrimage - Timothy Gabashvili's Travels to Mount Athos, Constantinople and Jerusalem, 1755-1759

A remarkable record of a pilgrimage through Turkey, Greece and the Levant. The Introduction examines the historical background to his travels and life, which ended in poverty and exile. Also included are a historically annotated gazetteer and

Sommario

Chapter Introduction; Chapter THE TRAVELS; Chapter Transliteration of Georgian names; Chapter Gazetteer;

Info autore

Mzia Ebanoidze, John Wilkinson

Riassunto

A remarkable record of a pilgrimage through Turkey, Greece and the Levant. The Introduction examines the historical background to his travels and life, which ended in poverty and exile. Also included are a historically annotated gazetteer and extensive bibliography.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mzia Ebanoidze, Ebanoidze Mzia, John Wilkinson
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 22.02.2001
• EAN: 9780700712649
• ISBN: 978-0-7007-1264-9
• Pagine: 224
• Peso: 408 g
• Serie: Caucasus World
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Saggi, articoli culturali, critica letteraria, interviste; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, RELIGION / Devotional, RELIGION / Essays, TRAVEL / Middle East / General, Middle East, Travel writing, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Worship, rites & ceremonies, Literary essays, Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals, C 1700 To C 1800