Odyssey of ibn battuta, the: uncommon tales of a medieval adventurer
Auteur :
Waines, Professor David / Waines, David
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN :
9781780763606
Date de publication :
7 août 2012
Dimensions :
23,2 x 15,4 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
380 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Born in 14th century Morocco, and a contemporary of Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta has left us an account in his own words of his remarkable journeys throughout the Islamic world. His "al-rihla" or 'Travelogue' is a fascinating mosaic of mysticism and reportage offering a prototype magic realism. The author discusses the subtleties of the "al-rihla"