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Six Months in the Hijaz - Journeys to Makkah and Madinah 1877-1878 (Hardcover) Loot Price: R673
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Six Months in the Hijaz - Journeys to Makkah and Madinah 1877-1878 (Hardcover): John Keane

Six Months in the Hijaz - Journeys to Makkah and Madinah 1877-1878 (Hardcover)

John Keane

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Wayward son of a respected clergyman, by twenty-two, Jack Keane had seen the world. It only remained for him to visit the forbidden cities of Makkah and Madinah, and his chance came when he steps ashore in the Red Sea port of Jiddah. Disguised as a pilgrim he joins a caravan to Islam's holiest cities. Stoned in Makkah, knifed on the way to Madinah, Keane witnesses death and suffering in the desert, as he and his fellow-pilgrims are menaced by predatory desert tribes. His account and the mysterious affair of the "Lady Venus", who, Keane alleged, was an Englishwoman stranded in Makkah at the time of his visit, created a sensation in England earning him some notoriety and helping to publicise his first two books, Six Months in Meccah and My Journey to Medinah. These are here republished for the first time since the 1880s. William Facey's Introduction tells the story of Keane's life, provides a critical appraisal of his journey, and places his account of the pilgrimage in the context of other travellers to Islam's holy places. The comprehensive glossary, index and map which accompany this single volume will assist and guide readers as they join Keane on his remarkable journey. Today, with the spotlight turned on the region and its religion, Keane's account represents a prescient reflection of Western attitudes of the time towards Islam and the Arab world.

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Imprint: Barzan Publishing Limited
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: September 2006
First published: March 2007
Authors: John Keane
Dimensions: 220 x 140 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 512
ISBN-13: 978-0-9549701-1-6
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General
Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
Books > Travel > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
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LSN: 0-9549701-1-X
Barcode: 9780954970116

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