Notes on the Bedouins and Wahabys : Collected During His Travels in the East
ISBN: 9781108022903 | 1108022901
Format: PaperbackPublisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
Pub. Date: 11/25/2010
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John Lewis Burckhardt (1784-1817) was a Swiss explorer who explored Arabia and the Middle East in the guise of an Islamic convert. First published in 1830, these volumes contain Burckhardt's description of Bedouin society and history of the Wahhabi Islamic sect. Volume 2 contains his history of Wahhabism.
A detailed description of Bedouin society with a history of the Wahhabi sect of Islam, first published in 1830.
A detailed description of Bedouin society with a history of the Wahhabi sect of Islam, first published in 1830.
| Additions to the classification of Bedouin tribes | |
| Horses of Arabia | |
| Camels | |
| Locusts; Materials for a History of the Wahabys | |
| Introduction | |
| Of Saoud's person and family | |
| Wahaby government | |
| Administration of justice | |
| Revenues | |
| Military affairs of the Wahabys | |
| Ghaleb, Sherif of Mekka, a... MORE | |
| Mohammed Aly, Pasha of Cairo, despatches his son, Tousoun Pasha, with a Turkish army to invade Arabia | |
| Mohammey Aly Pasha proceeds from Egypt with an army of Turks | |
| The Begoum Arabs headed by a woman, regarded as a sorceress by the Turks, who are defeated at Taraba | |
| Distribution of the Turkish forces in Hedjaz | |
| Turks elated with victory | |
| Abdallah Ibn Saoud enters Kasym with an army | |
| Appendix | |
| Index of Arabic words | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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