Name: Mission to the Volga (Library of Arabic Literature) (en Inglés)
Price: 20750.00 CLP
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Author: Faḍlān, Aḥmad Ibn ; Montgomery, James E. ; Severin, Tim
ISBN: 9781479899890

portada Mission to the Volga (Library of Arabic Literature) (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Aḥmad Ibn Faḍlān

Prefacio de

Tim Severin

Traducido por

James E. Montgomery

Editorial

New York University Press

Idioma

Inglés

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

20.8 x 13.7 x 1.3 cm

Peso

0.23 kg.

ISBN13

9781479899890

Categorías

Rusia
Oriente próximo
Antologías
Historia de oriente próximo
Viajes y vacaciones

Mission to the Volga (Library of Arabic Literature) (en Inglés)

Aḥmad Ibn Faḍlān (Autor) · Tim Severin (Prefacio de) · James E. Montgomery (Traducido por) · New York University Press · Tapa Blanda

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The earliest surviving instance of sustained first-person travel narrative in Arabic Mission to the Volga is a pioneering text of peerless historical and literary value. In its pages, we move north on a diplomatic mission from Baghdad to the upper reaches of the Volga River in what is now central Russia. In this colorful documentary from the tenth century, the enigmatic Ibn Fadlan relates his experiences as part of an embassy sent by Caliph al-Muqtadir to deliver political and religious instruction to the recently-converted King of the Bulghars. During eleven months of grueling travel, Ibn Fadlan records the marvels he witnesses on his journey, including an aurora borealis and the white nights of the North. Crucially, he offers a description of the Viking Rus, including their customs, clothing, body painting, and a striking account of a ship funeral. Together, these anecdotes illuminate a vibrant world of diversity during the heyday of the Abbasid Empire, narrated with as much curiosity and zeal as they were perceived by its observant beholder. An English-only edition.