{"product_id":"personal-narrative-of-a-pilgrimage-to-el-medinah-and-meccah-paperback-9781108042000","title":"Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108042000","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePersonal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA vivid account of the hajj in 1853, by a British explorer who travelled to Mecca disguised as a pilgrim.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Francis Burton (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108042000, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e484 pages, 5 b\/w illus.  2 colour illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.7 cm, 0.61 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe British explorer Sir Richard F. Burton (1821–90) was a colourful and often controversial character. A talented linguist and keen ethnologist, he worked in India during the 1840s as an interpreter and intelligence officer for General Sir Charles Napier, and published several books about his experiences in 1851–2. He first gained celebrity, however, for his adventurous 1853 trip to Mecca, under the disguise of a pilgrim, which is described in this lively three-volume publication (1855–6). Few Europeans had ever visited the Muslim holy places; one of them was John Lewis Burckhardt, whose 1829 account is also reissued in this series. Volume 3 of Burton's book vividly describes the pilgrims' journey from Medina to Mecca, with catering including coffee, rice and 'occasionally … tough mutton and indigestible goat', crowded camp-sites and all-night prayers and singing. Finally he arrives at the Kaabah and witnesses the culminating ceremonies of the hajj.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e23. From El Medinah to El Suwayrkiyah\u003cbr\u003e 24. The Bedouins of El Hejaz\u003cbr\u003e 25. From El Suwayrkiyah to Meccah\u003cbr\u003e 26. The Bait Ullah\u003cbr\u003e 27. The first visit to the House of Allah\u003cbr\u003e 28. Of Hajj, or pilgrimage\u003cbr\u003e 29. The ceremonies of the Yaum el Tarwiyah\u003cbr\u003e 30. The ceremonies of the Day of Arafat\u003cbr\u003e 31. The ceremonies of the Day of Victims\u003cbr\u003e 32. The Days of Drying Flesh\u003cbr\u003e 33. Life at Meccah, and the Little Pilgrimage\u003cbr\u003e 34. Places of pious visitation at Meccah\u003cbr\u003e 35. Jeddah\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Middle Eastern history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Middle Eastern history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Middle%20Eastern%20history%20%5BHBJF1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266069385496,"sku":"9781108042000","price":37.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108042000i_e80f658b-5f76-43c4-ac92-fb0665b58e74.jpg?v=1696746542","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/personal-narrative-of-a-pilgrimage-to-el-medinah-and-meccah-paperback-9781108042000","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}