Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) was a preeminent British explorer of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. His famed disguised pilgrimage to Mecca in 1853 made his name known. Burton helped demystify this exotic Eastern world to the West. In ’Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah’, we are gifted with his personal account of his Haj. Full of insightful anthropological observations, Burton describes his encounters with Arab cultures and customs. This exciting tale revolves around his disguising as an Afghan doctor in order to not be noticed in his religious pilgrimage. Burton was more than an explorer, though; he was a translator, soldier, cartographer, and spy. His fascinating character comes through brilliantly in this travel account as we discover the East through the eyes of an outsider. Burton’s ’Narrative’ is as much an adventure story as it is a study in cultural anthropology—a true classic of travel writing that helped define the genre.
Sir Richard Burton
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah (Volume I of II) [EPUB ebook]
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah (Volume I of II) [EPUB ebook]
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Språk Engelska ● Formatera EPUB ● Sidor 230 ● ISBN 9781420902037 ● Filstorlek 15.2 MB ● Utgivare Neeland Media LLC ● Publicerad 2012 ● Nedladdningsbara 24 månader ● Valuta EUR ● ID 5343729 ● Kopieringsskydd Adobe DRM
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