Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah
Author : Sir Richard Francis Burton
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Page : 502 pages
File Size : 46,30 MB
Release : 1893
Category : Arabian Peninsula
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Author : Sir Richard Francis Burton
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Page : 502 pages
File Size : 46,30 MB
Release : 1893
Category : Arabian Peninsula
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Author : Richard F. Burton
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 47,17 MB
Release : 2023-02-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1666769355
Author : Burton
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 37,9 MB
Release : 2017-04-09
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ISBN : 9781545182765
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah - Volume 1 By Burton
Author : Sir Richard Francis Burton
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File Size : 35,39 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Arabian Peninsula
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Author : Sir Richard Francis Burton
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Page : 456 pages
File Size : 22,71 MB
Release : 1855
Category : Arabian Peninsula
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Author : Sir Richard Francis Burton
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Page : 356 pages
File Size : 12,86 MB
Release : 2006
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Author : Sir Richard Francis Burton
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Page : 470 pages
File Size : 24,10 MB
Release : 1857
Category : Arabian Peninsula
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Richard Francis Burton (1821-90) was a British orientalist, soldier, spy, diplomat, and explorer best known for his travels in Arabia, Africa, and India. He was born in Torquay, on the southern coast of England, and was raised in France and Italy. It was there that he began to show his exceptional talent with languages by learning Latin, Greek, Italian, and French before he was 20. After two years at Oxford, he was dismissed on disciplinary grounds. He went on to join the British Army in India, where he served as an intelligence officer. Disguised as a Pashtun Muslim and supported by the Royal Geographical Society, in 1853 Burton undertook a hajj journey to the two Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina. His two-volume Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to el Medinah and Meccah recounts that journey. Burton spent years in preparation, mostly during his time in India. The journey first took him from England to Alexandria in Egypt, and further to Cairo, Suez, and Yanbu. From there he travelled to Medina and Mecca. Although Burton was not the first non-Muslim to perform the hajj, the accuracy of his well-documented account, including his measurements of the Kaaba in Mecca and his Victorian-era observations on Muslims (especially his copious notes on manners), brought him immediate fame. Burton begins the first volume of his work with a famed line of verse on cavalierism by the Arab poet al-Mutanabbi (915-65 AD): "I am well known to the night, the steeds, and the desert / the sword and [the guest], the paper and the pen." A controversial figure during his lifetime and a prolific writer and translator, Burton left behind 43 volumes of writing on his journeys and 30 volumes of translations, including of sensual books such the Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana, The Perfumed Garden of the Cheikh Nefzaoui, and the Arabian Nights. He died in Trieste, in what was then Austria-Hungary.
Author : Sir Francis Burton
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Page : 420 pages
File Size : 15,25 MB
Release : 2021-08-25
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Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al Madinah and Meccah vol 1 From Sir Richard Francis Burton
Author : Richard Francis Burton
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Page : 1785 pages
File Size : 24,73 MB
Release : 2022-11-13
Category : History
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Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah is the first detailed and informative account of hajj pilgrimage from the eyes of a western explorer and ethnographer. Spread over 3 volumes it is a well-documented journey to Mecca in disguise and provides a thorough insight into the lives and customs of the Arab world. This edition includes: Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah (In 3 Vols.) Biography and Further Readings: Life of Sir Richard Burton by Thomas Wright Romance of Isabel Lady Burton: The Story of Her Life (Vol.1&2) Arabian Society in the Middle Ages Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia
Author : Richard Francis Burton
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 14,72 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781021815507
This book is an account of a journey to the holy cities of Islam, Al-Madinah and Meccah, by Richard Francis Burton and his wife Isabel. The author vividly describes the geography, culture, customs, and rituals of the region. He also reveals the dangers, deceptions, and difficulties encountered on the journey. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.