Mission To The Volga
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Mission To The Volga
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Author : Aḥmad ibn Faḍlān
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2017-04-04
Mission To The Volga written by Aḥmad ibn Faḍlān and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-04 with History categories.
The earliest surviving instance of sustained first-person travel narrative in Arabic Mission 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.
Two Arabic Travel Books
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Author : Abu Zayd al-Sirafi
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2014-12-08
Two Arabic Travel Books written by Abu Zayd al-Sirafi and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-08 with History categories.
Two Arabic Travel Books combines two exceptional exemplars of Arabic travel writing, penned in the same era but chronicling wildly divergent experiences. Accounts of China and India is a compilation of reports and anecdotes on the lands and peoples of the Indian Ocean, from the Somali headlands to China and Korea. The early centuries of the Abbasid era witnessed a substantial network of maritime trade—the real-life background to the Sindbad tales. In this account, we first travel east to discover a vivid human landscape, including descriptions of Chinese society and government, Hindu religious practices, and natural life from flying fish to Tibetan musk-deer and Sri Lankan gems. The juxtaposed accounts create a jigsaw picture of a world not unlike our own, a world on the road to globalization. In its ports, we find a priceless cargo of information; here are the first foreign descriptions of tea and porcelain, a panorama of unusual social practices, cannibal islands, and Indian holy men—a marvelous, mundane world, contained in the compass of a novella. In Mission to the Volga, we move north on a diplomatic mission from Baghdad to the upper reaches of the Volga River in what is now central Russia. This colorful documentary by Ibn Fadlan relates the trials and tribulations of an embassy of diplomats and missionaries 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, tattoos, and a striking account of a ship funeral. Mission to the Volga is also the earliest surviving instance of sustained first-person travel narrative in Arabic—a pioneering text of peerless historical and literary value. Together, the stories in Two Arabic Travel Books 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 their observant beholders.
Ancient Accounts Of India And China
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Author : Abū Zayd Ḥasan ibn Yazīd Sīrāfī
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1733
Ancient Accounts Of India And China written by Abū Zayd Ḥasan ibn Yazīd Sīrāfī and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1733 with China categories.
Ibn Fadlan And The Land Of Darkness
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Author : Ibn Fadlan
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2012-07-26
Ibn Fadlan And The Land Of Darkness written by Ibn Fadlan and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-26 with History categories.
In 922 AD, an Arab envoy from Baghdad named Ibn Fadlan encountered a party of Viking traders on the upper reaches of the Volga River. In his subsequent report on his mission he gave a meticulous and astonishingly objective description of Viking customs, dress, table manners, religion and sexual practices, as well as the only eyewitness account ever written of a Viking ship cremation. Between the ninth and fourteenth centuries, Arab travellers such as Ibn Fadlan journeyed widely and frequently into the far north, crossing territories that now include Russia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Their fascinating accounts describe how the numerous tribes and peoples they encountered traded furs, paid tribute and waged wars. This accessible new translation offers an illuminating insight into the world of the Arab geographers, and the medieval lands of the far north.
The Volga
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Author : Janet M. Hartley
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2021-01-12
The Volga written by Janet M. Hartley and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-12 with History categories.
A rich and fascinating exploration of the Volga--the first to fully reveal its vital place in Russian history The longest river in Europe, the Volga stretches over three and a half thousand km from the heart of Russia to the Caspian Sea, separating west from east. The river has played a crucial role in the history of the peoples who are now a part of the Russian Federation--and has united and divided the land through which it flows. Janet Hartley explores the history of Russia through the Volga from the seventh century to the present day. She looks at it as an artery for trade and as a testing ground for the Russian Empire's control of the borderlands, at how it featured in Russian literature and art, and how it was crucial for the outcome of the Second World War at Stalingrad. This vibrant account unearths what life on the river was really like, telling the story of its diverse people and its vital place in Russian history.
Through The Caucasus To The Volga
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Author : Fridtjof Nansen
language : en
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Release Date : 2013-04-16
Through The Caucasus To The Volga written by Fridtjof Nansen and has been published by Read Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-16 with Travel categories.
Originally published in 1931, this early work on exploration is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains Nansen’s account of his expedition through the Caucasus and is a fascinating work thoroughly recommended for anyone with an interest in the history of exploration. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Rivers Memory And Nation Building
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Author : Dorothy Zeisler-Vralsted
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2014-11-01
Rivers Memory And Nation Building written by Dorothy Zeisler-Vralsted and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-01 with History categories.
Rivers figure prominently in a nation’s historical memory, and the Volga and Mississippi have special importance in Russian and American cultures. Beginning in the pre-modern world, both rivers served as critical trade routes connecting cultures in an extensive exchange network, while also sustaining populations through their surrounding wetlands and bottomlands. In modern times, “Mother Volga” and the “Father of Waters” became integral parts of national identity, contributing to a sense of Russian and American exceptionalism. Furthermore, both rivers were drafted into service as the means to modernize the nation-state through hydropower and navigation. Despite being forced into submission for modern-day hydrological regimes, the Volga and Mississippi Rivers persist in the collective memory and continue to offer solace, recreation, and sustenance. Through their histories we derive a more nuanced view of human interaction with the environment, which adds another lens to our understanding of the past.
Al Jahiz In Praise Of Books
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Author : James E. Montgomery
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2013-11-13
Al Jahiz In Praise Of Books written by James E. Montgomery and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-13 with Literary Criticism categories.
Edinburgh University Press will publish two self-contained guides to reading al-Jahiz that also shed light on his society and its writings. This first volume, 'In Praise of Books', is devoted to bibliomania and al-Jahiz's bibliophilia. Volume 2, In Censure of Books, explores Al-Jahiz's bibliophobia. Al-Jahiz was a bibliomaniac, theologian, and spokesman for the political and cultural elite, a writer who lived, counselled and wrote in Iraq during the first century of the 'Abbasid caliphate. He advised, argued and rubbed shoulders with the major power brokers and leading religious and intellectual figures of his day, and crossed swords in debate and argument with the architects of the Islamic religious, theological, philosophical and cultural canon. His many, tumultuous writings engage with these figures, their ideas, theories and policies. They give us an invaluable but much-neglected window onto the values and beliefs of this cosmopolitan elite.
The Burial Dress Of The Rus In The Upper Volga Region Late 10th 13th Centuries
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Author : Iuliia Stepanova
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2017-03-06
The Burial Dress Of The Rus In The Upper Volga Region Late 10th 13th Centuries written by Iuliia Stepanova and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-06 with History categories.
This book is devoted to the Old Rus’ dress of the Upper Volga region, as gleaned from the archaeological evidence of the burial sites from the late 10th century to the 13th century.
A Trip Up The Volga To The Fair Of Nijni Novgorod
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Author : H. A. Munro-Butler-Johnstone
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-09-02
A Trip Up The Volga To The Fair Of Nijni Novgorod written by H. A. Munro-Butler-Johnstone and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-02 with categories.