Description: Travels of Ibn Jubayr : A Medieval Journey from Cordoba to Jerusalem, Hardcover by Jubayr, Ibn; Irwin, Robert (FRW); Broadhurst, Ronald (TRN), ISBN 1788318226, ISBN-13 9781788318228, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Ibn Jubayrs 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. Broadhursts translation gives voice to Ibn Jubayrs vivid impressions of the 12th century Mediterranean. He recounts his experiences in Saladins 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 well as his experiences with the learned Sufi teachers of the East. With a new introduction by Robert Irwin, this classic first-hand account remains of upmost value to historians of the Medieval Mediterranean and Islamic World.
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Book Title: Travels of Ibn Jubayr : A Medieval Journey from Cordoba to Jerusa
Number of Pages: 456 Pages
Publication Name: Travels of Ibn Jubayr : a Medieval Journey from Cordoba to Jerusalem
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Subject: Asia / General, Middle East / General, Europe / Medieval
Publication Year: 2019
Item Height: 1 in
Item Weight: 28.5 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Ibn Jubayr
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Travel, History
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover
