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A Shi'ite Pilgrimage to Mecca, 1885-1886

A Shi'ite Pilgrimage to Mecca, 1885-1886

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A Shi'ite Pilgrimage to Mecca, 1885-1886

by Mirza Mohammad Hosayn Farahani

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ISBN 10
0863563562
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9780863563560
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Saqi Books , 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Fair. Top corner clipped from flyleaf, previous owner's initials in pencil; jacket 's colour is very faded along upper front edge and on spine (title has faded completely), short tear to top rear edge. Clean pages. Taken from the original nineteenth-century Persian manuscript of the Safarnameh of Mirza Mohammad Hosayn Farahani, a well-educated, keenly observant, Iranian Shi'ite gentleman. The memoir reveals social and economic information about Tsarist Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, Northern Iran and Arabia. The author is a meticulous observer, recording details of distances, currencies, accommodations, modes of travel and so on. He records the experiences encountered by pilgrims of his day: physical hardships, disease, generosity, banditry, hospitality and exaltation. It describes tensions between the Shi'ites and the Sunnis. 380 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel & Places; ISBN/EAN: 9780863563560. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: dscf7079. . 9780863563560

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Bookseller
Denton Island Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
dscf7079
Title
A Shi'ite Pilgrimage to Mecca, 1885-1886
Author
Mirza Mohammad Hosayn Farahani
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition
Fair
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
ISBN 10
0863563562
ISBN 13
9780863563560
Publisher
Saqi Books
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1990
Keywords
BZDB229 Travel & Places; A Shiite Pilgrimage to Mecca 18851886

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