Ibn Jubayr

The Travels of Ibn Jubayr

A Medieval Journey from Cordoba to Jerusalem

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Ibn Jubayr's account of his journey from his home in then Islamic Spain to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, Syria, the Crusader Kingdoms and ultimately Egypt is a landmark text for the study and understanding of the Medieval Islamic World. Broadhurst's translation gives voice to Ibn Jubayr's vivid impressions of the 12th century Mediterranean. He recounts his experiences in Saladin's Egypt in contrast to rule of the Almohads in the Maghreb, and gives a positive assessment of the conditions of Muslims in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. He also takes detailed note of and interest in the great architecture of period, both Muslim and non Muslim, as… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Broadhurst, Ronald (Übers.)

ISBN: 978-1-78673-665-9
EAN: 9781786736659
Produktnummer: 33255731
Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Seitenangabe: 456 S.
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 24'659 KB

Über den Autor

Ibn Jubayr (1145-1217) was a traveller, geographer and poet from Al-Andalus, modern day Spain. Ronald Joseph Callender Broadhurst (1906-1976) was a Northern Irish politician and brigadier in Jordan's Arab Legion.