Description: Further DetailsTitle: Mission to the VolgaCondition: NewISBN-10: 1479899895EAN: 9781479899890ISBN: 9781479899890Publisher: New York University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 04/04/2017Description: The earliest surviving instance of sustained first-person travel narrative in ArabicMission to the Volga is a pioneering text of peerless historical and literary value. In its pages, we move north on a diplomatic mission from Baghdad to the upper reaches of the Volga River in what is now central Russia. In this colorful documentary from the tenth century, the enigmatic Ibn Fadlan relates his experiences as part of an embassy sent by Caliph al-Muqtadir to deliver political and religious instruction to the recently-converted King of the Bulghars. During eleven months of grueling travel, Ibn Fadlan records the marvels he witnesses on his journey, including an aurora borealis and the white nights of the North. Crucially, he offers a description of the Viking Rus, including their customs, clothing, body painting, and a striking account of a ship funeral. Together, these anecdotes illuminate a vibrant world of diversity during the heyday of the Abbasid Empire, narrated with as much curiosity and zeal as they were perceived by its observant beholder.An English-only edition.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 210mmItem Length: 140mmItem Weight: 227gAuthor: Aḥmad ibn FaḍlānTranslator: James E. MontgomeryContributor: James E. Montgomery (Translated by), Tim Severin (Foreword by)Genre: Literary CriticismBook Series: Library of Arabic LiteratureTopic: Travel & TransportRelease Year: 2017 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Mission to the Volga
Title: Mission to the Volga
ISBN-10: 1479899895
EAN: 9781479899890
ISBN: 9781479899890
Release Date: 04/04/2017
Release Year: 2017
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Translator: James E. Montgomery
Contributor: Tim Severin (Foreword by)
Series: Library of Arabic Literature
Book Title: Mission to the Volga
Number of Pages: 108 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication Year: 2017
Item Height: 0.5 in
Topic: Middle Eastern, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Middle East / General, Russia
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Travel, Literary Collections, History
Item Weight: 8 Oz
Author: AḥMad Ibn FaḍLāN
Item Length: 8.2 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Book Series: Library of Arabic Literature Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
