Ibn Fadlan's journey to Russia: a tenth-century traveler from Baghdad to the Volga River

This is an English translation of the Risala, letters by the 10th century scholar Ibn Fadlan, one of the great medieval travellers. He journeyed from Baghdad to Bukhara in Central Asia and then continued across the desert to the town of Bulghar, near present Kazan. He describes the tribes he met on...

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Main Author: Ibn-Faḍlān, Aḥmad Ibn-al-ʿAbbās ca. 10. Jh (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Arabic
Published: Princeton Wiener Publishers 2005
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Summary:This is an English translation of the Risala, letters by the 10th century scholar Ibn Fadlan, one of the great medieval travellers. He journeyed from Baghdad to Bukhara in Central Asia and then continued across the desert to the town of Bulghar, near present Kazan. He describes the tribes he met on his way.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (S. 157-158)
Physical Description:XII, 160 S. Ill., Kt. 23 cm
ISBN:1558763651
9781558763654
155876366X

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