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Originally published in 1962, this book presents important studies
on the history, literature and religion of the Islamic peoples as
well as an appraisal of contemporary intellectual currents in the
Middle East. Part I interprets the basic political and cultural
development in medieval Islam, set in the context of its growth
from a religious movement in the Arabian peninsula to an imperial
structure extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the borders of
China. Part II includes studies of Islamic institutions, philosophy
and religion. The close relationship of Islam to Western traditions
through the Biblical and Greek heritages is emphasized and the
factors which have moulded unique and distinctive institutions are
considered.
'One of the most fascinating travel books of all time' Times
Literary Supplement 'He could not have been more 'modern' if he had
been born in the twentieth century' Evening Standard Ibn Battuta
was the only medieval traveller who is known to have visited the
lands of every Muhammadan ruler of his time and the extent of his
journeys is estimated to be at least 75,000 miles. His work
presents a descriptive account of Muhammadan society in the second
quarter of the fourteenth century, which illustrates, among other
things, how wide the sphere of influence of the Muslim merchants
was. Ibn Battuta's interest in places was subordinate to his
interest in people and his geographical knowledge was gained
entirely from personal experience. For his details he relied
exclusively on his memory, cultivated by the system of a
theological education. This edition, translated afresh from the
Arabic text, provides extensive notes which enable the journeys to
be followed in detail. Important historical and religious
background to the Travels is also added by H. A. R. Gibb.
First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
'One of the most fascinating travel books of all time' Times
Literary Supplement 'He could not have been more 'modern' if he had
been born in the twentieth century' Evening Standard Ibn Battuta
was the only medieval traveller who is known to have visited the
lands of every Muhammadan ruler of his time and the extent of his
journeys is estimated to be at least 75,000 miles. His work
presents a descriptive account of Muhammadan society in the second
quarter of the fourteenth century, which illustrates, among other
things, how wide the sphere of influence of the Muslim merchants
was. Ibn Battuta's interest in places was subordinate to his
interest in people and his geographical knowledge was gained
entirely from personal experience. For his details he relied
exclusively on his memory, cultivated by the system of a
theological education. This edition, translated afresh from the
Arabic text, provides extensive notes which enable the journeys to
be followed in detail. Important historical and religious
background to the Travels is also added by H. A. R. Gibb.
Originally published in 1962, this book presents important studies
on the history, literature and religion of the Islamic peoples as
well as an appraisal of contemporary intellectual currents in the
Middle East. Part I interprets the basic political and cultural
development in medieval Islam, set in the context of its growth
from a religious movement in the Arabian peninsula to an imperial
structure extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the borders of
China. Part II includes studies of Islamic institutions, philosophy
and religion. The close relationship of Islam to Western traditions
through the Biblical and Greek heritages is emphasized and the
factors which have moulded unique and distinctive institutions are
considered.
Ibn Battuta was born in Tangier in 1304. Between 1324 and 1354 he
journeyed through North Africa and Asia Minor and as far as China.
On a separate voyage he crossed the Sahara to the Muslim lands of
West Africa. His journeys are estimated to have covered over 75,000
miles and he is the only medieval traveller known to have visited
every Muslim state of the time, besides the 'infidel' countries of
Istanbul, Ceylon and China. This first volume records the earliest
journeys through Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Arabia, on pilgrimage to
the Holy Places of Islam. Among the detailed descriptions of towns
on the road and of their inhabitants, he gives a particularly
circumstancial account of Medina and Mecca. Sir Hamilton Gibb's
edition is in four volumes with introduction and full notes. This
first complete and scholarly edition in English has proved
essential to orientalists and illuminating to medievalists. The
travels are a major source for the political and economic life of
large regions of Asia and Africa. The observations of this
intelligent representative of Islamic culture on almost all the
known inhabited world beyond Europe provide fruitful comparisons
with the life and geographical knowledge of the West. Translated
with revisions and new annotation from the Arabic text edited by C.
Defremery and B.R. Sanguinetti. Covers travels in North-West
Africa, Egypt, Syria, and to Mecca. Continued in Second Series 117,
141, and 178, and with the index in 190. The main pagination of all
the volumes is continuous. This is a new print-on-demand hardback
edition of the volume first published in 1958.
Ibn Battuta was born in Tangier in 1304. Between 1324 and 1354 he
journeyed through North Africa and Asia Minor and as far as China.
On a separate voyage he crossed the Sahara to the Muslim lands of
West Africa. His journeys are estimated to have covered over 75,000
miles and he is the only medieval traveller known to have visited
every Muslim state of the time, besides the 'infidel' countries of
Istanbul, Ceylon and China. The first volume recorded Ibn Battuta's
earliest journeys through Tunisia, Egypt, Syria and Arabia. This
volume continues with his journeys through Persia, Iraq and Arabia,
Asia Minor and South Russia with detailed descriptions of the towns
on the way and the customs of the inhabitants. Sir Hamilton Gibb's
edition comprises four volumes with introduction and full notes.
This first complete and scholarly edition in English has proved
essential to orientalists and illuminating to medievalists. The
travels are a major source for the political and economic life of
large regions of Asia and Africa. The observations of this
intelligent representative of Islamic culture on almost all the
known inhabited world beyond Europe provide fruitful comparisons
with the life and geographical knowledge of the West. Translated
with revisions and new annotation from the Arabic text edited by C.
Defremery and B.R. Sanguinetti. Continued from Second Series 110,
with continuous main pagination. Covering southern Persia, Iraq,
southern Arabia, East Africa, the Persian Gulf, Asia Minor and
South Russia. Continued in Second Series 141 and 178, with index in
190. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume
first published in 1962.
This is a new release of the original 1962 edition.
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Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
everyone!
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the
1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly
expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable,
high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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