Bøger af Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battúta was a geographer and traveller who spent decades roaming distant lands; these are his journeys, translated to English by celebrated scholar H.A.R. Gibb.Travelling in the 14th century, Ibn Battúta details a variety of world cultures and regions. Originally born in Morocco, the author traversed the Middle East, Spain, Africa, and vast swathes of Asia including India, Southeast Asia and China. In doing so, he met several local rulers, to whom he described his quest to explore and record his sights.Some of his hosts were generous, others not so, and a few even sought to betroth Battúta. At times in danger from bandits or militaries, at times marveling at the ancient cities and cultural majesties of nations, Ibn Battúta was an adventurer and writer of supreme capacity. Darker themes however also emerge; the shocking toll of the Black Death in 1347 - 1351 is related in somber detail.Modern scholars, while acknowledging Ibn Battúta's contribution to understandings of Medieval cultures, consider some of his journeys to be exaggerated or fabricated. The differences in tone between parts of the text - at times intimately anecdotal, at times brief, detached or scholarly - are cited in support of these ideas. Despite the doubts surrounding his journeys, Battúta remains a source cited by historians and a significant figure in history.

Ibn Battúta was a geographer and traveller who spent decades roaming distant lands; these are his journeys, translated to English by celebrated scholar H.A.R. Gibb.Travelling in the 14th century, Ibn Battúta details a variety of world cultures and regions. Originally born in Morocco, the author traversed the Middle East, Spain, Africa, and vast swathes of Asia including India, Southeast Asia and China. In doing so, he met several local rulers, to whom he described his quest to explore and record his sights.Some of his hosts were generous, others not so, and a few even sought to betroth Battúta. At times in danger from bandits or militaries, at times marveling at the ancient cities and cultural majesties of nations, Ibn Battúta was an adventurer and writer of supreme capacity. Darker themes however also emerge; the shocking toll of the Black Death in 1347 - 1351 is related in somber detail.Modern scholars, while acknowledging Ibn Battúta's contribution to understandings of Medieval cultures, consider some of his journeys to be exaggerated or fabricated. The differences in tone between parts of the text - at times intimately anecdotal, at times brief, detached or scholarly - are cited in support of these ideas. Despite the doubts surrounding his journeys, Battúta remains a source cited by historians and a significant figure in history.

À l'origine simple pèlerin berbère, musulman coutumier, Ibn Battûta profite de la place occupée par l'Islam et la langue arabe qui facilitèrent grandement ses déplacements. Il profite également du développement du commerce puisqu'il se joint souvent à des caravanes, ou embarque sur des vaisseaux marchands musulmans. Il rencontre de nombreuses personnalités et devient souvent leur conseiller lors de ses périples à rallonge. On peut distinguer quatre périodes dans ces voyages :(1) 1325-1327 : premier pèlerinage à La Mecque (le hajj) par le Maghreb, exploration de la vallée du Nil, de la Syrie, de l'Irak et des villes d'Iran ; (2) 1328-1330 : deuxième pèlerinage à La Mecque en passant par les côtes du sud de la péninsule arabique jusqu'à Kilwa kisiwani et sur les côtes africaines de culture swahilie ; (3) 1330-1346 : troisième pèlerinage à La Mecque, exploration de la Turquie, la mer Noire, l'Asie centrale, l'Inde, Ceylan, Sumatra, la Malaisie et la Chine jusqu'à Pékin ; (4) 1349-1354 : traversée du Sahara jusqu'au Mali.

Records the journey of Ibn Battuta, a Moroccan jurist who travelled to the East, and offers fascinating details into the cultures and dynamics of the region, along with a first-hand account of increased globalisation due to the rise of Islam, and the relationship between the Western world, India, and China in the 14th century.

In 1326, Ibn Battuta began a pilgrimage to Mecca that ended 27 years and 75,000 miles later. His engrossing account of that journey provides vivid scenes from Morocco, southern Russia, India, China, and elsewhere. "Essential reading . . . the ultimate in real life adventure stories." -- "History in Review."