Travels in Arabia : comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred

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Travels in Arabia : comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred

by John Lewis Burckhardt

(Islam and the Muslim world, no. 2)

Frank Cass, 1968

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Reprint. Originally published: London : Henry Colburn, 1829

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This volume contains an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred and forms the second of a selection of works under the Islam and the Muslim World series. The first edition was in 1829 after the authors works on his travels in Nubia and Syria.

Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1 TRAVELS IN THE HEDJAZ OF ARABIA.
  • Chapter 2 ROUTE FROM DJIDDA TO TAYF.
  • Chapter 3 RESIDENCE AT TAYF
  • Chapter 4 DESCRIPTION OF MEKKA.
  • Chapter 5 QUARTERS OF MEKKA.
  • Chapter 6 DESCRIPTION OF THE BEITULLAH, OR GREAT MOSQUE, AT MEKKA.
  • Chapter 7 SOME HISTORICAL NOTICES CONCERNING THE KAABA, AND THE TEMPLE OF MEKKA
  • Chapter 8 DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL OTHER HOLY PLACES
  • Chapter 9 REMARKS ON THE INHABITANTS OF MEKKA AND DJIDDA.
  • Chapter 10 GOVERNMENT OF MEKKA.
  • Chapter 11 CLIMATE AND DISEASES OF MEKKA AND DJIDDA
  • Chapter 12 THE HADJ, OR PILGRIMAGE
  • Chapter 13 JOURNEY FROM MEKKA TO MEDINA.
  • Chapter 14 MEDINA.
  • Chapter 15 DESCRIPTION OF MEDINA.
  • Chapter 16 ACCOUNT OF SOME PLACES OF ZXARA,
  • Chapter 17 ON THE INHABITANTS OF MEDINA.
  • Chapter 18 ON THE GOVERNMENT OF MEDINA.
  • Chapter 19 CLIMATE AND DISEASES OF MEDINA.
  • Chapter 20 JOURNEY FROM MEDINA TO YEMBO.
  • Chapter 21 YEMBO.
  • Chapter 22 FROM YEMBO TO CAIRO

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  • NCID
    BA03117096
  • ISBN
    • 0714619825
  • LCCN
    68115209
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xv, 478 p., [5] leaves of plates (1 folded)
  • Size
    26 cm
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