Islam & Travel in the Middle Ages by Houari Touati

Islam & Travel in the Middle Ages

Houari Touati with Lydia G. Cochrane (Translator)

305 pages first pub 2000 (view editions)

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In the Middle Ages, Muslim travelers embarked on a rihla, or world tour, as surveyors, emissaries, and educators. On these journeys, voyagers not only interacted with foreign cultures--touring Greek civilization, exploring the Middle East and Nort...

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