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When thinking of intrepid travelers from past centuries, we don't
usually put Muslim women at the top of the list. And yet, the
stunning firsthand accounts in this collection completely upend
preconceived notions of who was exploring the world. Editors
Siobhan Lambert-Hurley, Daniel Majchrowicz, and Sunil Sharma
recover, translate, annotate, and provide historical and cultural
context for the 17th- to 20th-century writings of Muslim women
travelers in ten different languages. Queens and captives, pilgrims
and provocateurs, these women are diverse. Their connection to
Islam is wide-ranging as well, from the devout to those who
distanced themselves from religion. What unites these adventurers
is a concern for other women they encounter, their willingness to
record their experiences, and the constant thoughts they cast
homeward even as they traveled a world that was not always prepared
to welcome them. Perfect for readers interested in gender, Islam,
travel writing, and global history, Three Centuries of Travel
Writing by Muslim Women provides invaluable insight into how these
daring women experienced the world—in their own voices.
When thinking of intrepid travelers from past centuries, we don't
usually put Muslim women at the top of the list. And yet, the
stunning firsthand accounts in this collection completely upend
preconceived notions of who was exploring the world. Editors
Siobhan Lambert-Hurley, Daniel Majchrowicz, and Sunil Sharma
recover, translate, annotate, and provide historical and cultural
context for the 17th- to 20th-century writings of Muslim women
travelers in ten different languages. Queens and captives, pilgrims
and provocateurs, these women are diverse. Their connection to
Islam is wide-ranging as well, from the devout to those who
distanced themselves from religion. What unites these adventurers
is a concern for other women they encounter, their willingness to
record their experiences, and the constant thoughts they cast
homeward even as they traveled a world that was not always prepared
to welcome them. Perfect for readers interested in gender, Islam,
travel writing, and global history, Three Centuries of Travel
Writing by Muslim Women provides invaluable insight into how these
daring women experienced the world-in their own voices.
On the Wonders of Land and Sea: Persianate Travel Writing initiates
a comparative study of non-European travel writers in the eastern
Islamic or Persianate world from the eighteenth to early twentieth
centuries. The essays in this volume discuss travel narratives by
male and female Muslim and Parsi/Zoroastrian travelers in the
Hijaz, Iraq, Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, India, and Europe.
Focusing on the literary and linguistic aspects of the travelogues,
the essays reveal links to traditional forms of narrating travel
and the introduction of hybrid forms of discourse. The authors'
methodological approach situates the texts in their
socio-historical contexts and the travelers in their geographical
locations, taking into account their gender and national identity.
Each essay investigates a Muslim or Persianate traveler, whether
sojourning in Europe or another part of the eastern world, and
explores how the narrator represents what she or he sees while
questioning the social and historical transformations accompanying
modernity. The aim of this collection is to take a step toward a
more sustained critical discussion of travelogues by Muslim
travelers in dialogue with other Muslim, Persianate, and European
travelers.
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