Six Months in the Hijaz Journeys to Makkah and Madinah 1877-1878
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Wayward son of a respected clergyman, by twenty-two Jack Keane had seen the world. It only remained for him to visit the forbidden cities of Makkah and Madinah, and his chance came when he stepped ashore in the Red Sea port of Jiddah. Disguised as a pilgrim, he joins a caravan to Islam's holiest cities. Stoned in Makkah, knifed on the way to Madinah, Keane witnesses death and suffering in the desert as he and his fellow-pilgrims are menaced by predatory desert tribes. His account and the mysterious affair of the Lady Venus , who, Keane alleged, was an Englishwoman stranded in Makkah at the time of his visit, created a sensation in England, earning him some notoriety and helping to publicise his first two books, Six Months in Meccah and My Journey to Medinah . These are here republished for the first time since the 1880s. William Facey's Introduction tells the story of Keane's life, provides a critical appraisal of his journey, and places his account of the pilgrimage in the context of other travellers to Islam's holy places. The comprehensive glossary, index and map, which accompany this single volume will assist and guide readers as they join Keane on his remarkable journey. Today, with the spotlight turned on the region and its religion, Keane's account represents a prescient reflection of Western attitudes of the time towards Islam and the Arab world.
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- Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
- 01 september 2006
- Aantal pagina's
- 512
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- John F. T. Keane
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- Barzan Publishing Limited
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- 9781905521081
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