{"product_id":"eastward-bound-travel-and-travellers10501550-9780719066917","title":"Eastward Bound Travel and Travellers10501550","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn enlightening collection of essays by a distinguished list of contributors on travel and travellers from Europe to the Middle East in the medieval period, covering the Crusades, pilgrimage, mission, trade, scholarship, and exploration, as well as expectations and experiences. A valuable work for students of medieval history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of figures\u003cbr\u003eNote on Arabic transliterations\u003cbr\u003eThe contributors\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. The impact of the crusades on western geographical knowledge – Bernard Hamilton\u003cbr\u003e2. Sharing the sites: ‘Medieval Jewish Travellers to the Land of Israel – Elka Weber\u003cbr\u003e3. Travel in the medieval Islamic world: The importance of patronage, as illustrated by ‘Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi (and other littérateurs) – Shawkat Toorawa\u003cbr\u003e4. Just a bunch of dirty stories? Women in the ‘Memoirs’ of Usamah Ibn Munqidh – iall Christie\u003cbr\u003e5. The mendicants as missionaries and travellers in the Near East in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries – Andrew Jotischky\u003cbr\u003e6. The intelligent pilgrim: Maps and medieval pilgrimage to the Holy Land – Catherine Delano-Smith\u003cbr\u003e7. Reviving the crusade: Sanudo's schemes and Vesconte's maps – Evelyn Edson\u003cbr\u003e8. The diversity of mankind in the Book of John Mandeville – Suzanne Conklin Akbari\u003cbr\u003e9. Travels with Margery: Pilgrimage in context – Rosalynn Voaden\u003cbr\u003e10. Of smelly seas and ashen apples: Medieval German pilgrimage literature – Anne Simon\u003cbr\u003e11. Late medieval Spanish travellers in the East: Clavijo, Tafur, Encina and Tarifa – Barry Taylor\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037297770839,"sku":"9780719066917","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719066917.jpg?v=1750935222","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/eastward-bound-travel-and-travellers10501550-9780719066917","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}