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S'està carregant… Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah (Volume 1) (1893 original; edició 1964)de Richard Burton
Informació de l'obraPersonal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah, vol. 1 de Richard Burton (1893)
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Posing as a wandering dervish, Burton gained admittance to the holy Kaabah and to the tomb of the prophet at Medina and participated in all the rituals of the Hadj (pilgrimage). A treasury of material on Arab life, beliefs, manners and morals, and much more. Volume One starts with the Preface to the Memorial Edition by his wife, Isabel Burton. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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It is quite a traditional travel book, i.e. covering the writer’s endeavours to get from A to B, and all the problems he encountered on the way (albeit with lots and lots of footnotes on a rather eclectic list of subjects). When in Medina he visited the various sacred sites in and around the city, saying the required prayers in each location. This does not make the book boring, however. There are enough observations (as politically incorrect as the Victorian age now seems) to keep you captivated. ( )