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877712
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In the lands of the Christians : : Arabic travel writing in the seventeenth century /\ edited and translated by Nabil Matar.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Routledge,, 2003.
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1 online resource (xlviii, 229 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0203615719
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: 9781136060106
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0415932270
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0415932289
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9780415932271
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9780415932288
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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| Contents
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INTRODUCTION : Arab Travelers and Early Moder Europeans -- FRANCE AND HOLLAND : Selections from Kitab Nasir al-Din ala al-Qawm al-Kafirin (The Book of the Protector of Religion against the Unbelievers) / AHMAD BIN QASIM [AL-HAJARI], 1611-1613 -- EUROPE AND SOUTH AMERICA : Kitab Siyahat al-Khoury Ilyas bin al-Qissees Hanna al-Mawsuli (The Book of the Travels of the Priest Ilyas, Son of the Cleric Hanna al-Mawsuli) / ILYAS HANNA AL-MAWSULI, 1668-1683 -- SPAIN : Rihlat al-Wazirfi Iftikak al-Asir (The Journey of the Minister to Ransom the Captive) / MOHAMMAD BIN ABD AL-WAHAB AL-GHASSANI, 1690-1691 -- FRANCE : Letters / ABDALLAH BIN AISHA, 1699-1700.
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| Abstract
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In the Lands of the Christians presents original translations from Arabic of four Christian and Muslim writers who visited Western Europe and America in the seventeenth century. These essays contain careful descriptions of the regions, societies, customs, and religions these intrepid travelers encountered in their journeys. Here you will find the complete travel narrative of the first Arab to visit South and Central America in 1688, the first English translation of the ambassadorial report by Mohammad bin Abd al-Wahab al-Ghassani who traveled through Spain in 1690, translations of letters by t.
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Arabs-- Travel, Early works to 1800.
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Travelers' writings, Arabic, Early works to 1800.
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Arabs-- Travel.
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Reisebericht
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SCIENCE-- Earth Sciences-- Geography.
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TRAVEL-- Budget.
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TRAVEL-- Hikes Walks.
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TRAVEL-- Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
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TRAVEL-- Parks Campgrounds.
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Travelers' writings, Arabic.
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Muslim.
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Arabisch.
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Christenen.
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Reisverhalen.
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Araber.
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Europa.
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Südamerika
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| Dewey Classification
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910/.88927
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| LC Classification
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G227.I5 2003eb
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18.72bcl
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| Added Entry
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Matar, N. I., (Nabil I.),1949-
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