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Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage Volume 1

by Richard F Burton

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ISBN13: 9780486212173
ISBN10: 0486212173
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Volume 1 of classic work. Posing as a wandering dervish, Burton gained admittance to the holy Kaabah and to the tomb of the prophet at Medina and participated in all the rituals of the Hadj (pilgrimage). A treasury of material on Arab life, beliefs, manners and morals, etc.

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Posing as a wandering dervish, Burton gained admittance to the holy Kaabah and to the tomb of the prophet at Medina and participated in all the rituals of the Hadj (pilgrimage).

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Great travel classic by remarkably colorful personality. Burton, disguised as a Moroccan, visited sacred shrines of Islam, narrowly escaping death. 47 illustrations.
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ISBN:
9780486212173
Author:
Burton, Richard Francis
Publisher:
Dover Publications
Author:
Burton, Richard
Author:
Burton, Richard Francis
Subject:
Description and travel
Subject:
Middle East
Subject:
Adventure
Subject:
Essays & Travelogues
Subject:
Middle East - General
Subject:
Pilgrims and pilgrimages
Subject:
Arabian peninsula
Subject:
Special Interest - Adventure
Copyright:
1964
Series:
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah
Series Volume:
1
Publication Date:
June 1964
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
468
Dimensions:
8.45x5.37x.91 in. 1.07 lbs.
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