Name: Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness: Arab Travellers in the far North (Penguin Translated Texts)
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Author: Ibn Fadlan ; Lunde, Paul ; Lunde, Paul
ISBN: 9780140455076

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Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness: Arab Travellers in the far North (Penguin Translated Texts)

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Physical Book

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Translated by

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Publisher

Year

2011

Language

English

Pages

256

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.6 x 12.7 x 2.0 cm

Weight

0.23 kg.

ISBN

0140455078

ISBN13

9780140455076

Edition No.

Synopsis "Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness: Arab Travellers in the far North (Penguin Translated Texts) "

A fascinating collection of medieval Arabic travel writing in an important new translationBetween the ninth and fourteenth centuries, Arab explorers journeyed widely and frequently into the far north, crossing territories that now include Russia, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. Ibn Fadla-n's chronicles of his travels are one of the most important documents from the period, and this illuminating new translation offers insight into the world of the Arab geographers and the medieval lands of the far north. Based on an expedition to the upper Volga River in 922 AD, Ibn Fadla-n and the Land of Darkness provides a rare and valuable glimpse of Viking customs, dress, table manners, religion, and sexual practices, including the only eyewitness account ever written of a Viking ship cremation. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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