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An Arab's Journey to Colonial Spanish America: The Travels of Elias Al-Mūsili in the Seventeenth Century
Contributor(s): Farah, Caesar E. (Editor), Farah, Caesar E. (Translator)

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 ISBN: 0815632665     ISBN-13: 9780815632665
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2011
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Americas (north Central South West Indies)
- History | Latin America - South America
- Travel | South America - General
Dewey: 918.041
Series: Middle East Literature in Translation
Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5.59" W x 8.54" L (0.43 lbs) 158 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Latin America
- Chronological Period - 17th Century
- Ethnic Orientation - Arabic
Features: Index, Maps
 
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Publisher Description:
In 1905, the Jesuit scholar Ant n Rabb t discovered the writings of Elias al-M sili in a Jacobite diocese in Aleppo, Syria. Al-M sili, a seventeenth-century Arab and a priest of the Chaldean Church, traveled widely across colonial Spanish America, becoming the first person to visit the Americas from Baghdad. Rabb t transcribed into Arabic and published those portions relating to al-M sili's travels. Acclaimed Middle Eastern historian Farah is the first to make these writings available in English translation.
 
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