Arab's Journey to Colonial Spanish America
The Travels of Elias Al-Mûsili in the Seventeenth Century
Häftad, Engelska, 2011
Av Elias Al-Musili, Caesar E Farah, Caesar E. Farah, Caesar E Farah
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In 1905, the Jesuit scholar Antûn Rabbât discovered the writings of Elias al-Mûsili in a Jacobite diocese in Aleppo, Syria. Al-Mûsili, a seventeenth-century Arab and a priest of the Chaldean Church, traveled widely across colonial Spanish America, becoming the first person to visit the Americas from Baghdad. Rabbât transcribed into Arabic and published those portions relating to al-Mûsili’s travels. Acclaimed Middle Eastern historian Farah is the first to make these writings available in English translation.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2011-09-30
- Mått140 x 216 x 10 mm
- Vikt227 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieMiddle East Literature in Translation
- Antal sidor158
- FörlagSyracuse University Press
- ISBN9780815632665
- ÖversättareFarah, Caesar E., Farah, Caesar E