IbnFadlanandtheLandofDarkness
- 作者
- 出版社 PenguinClassics
- 出版时间 2012年1月
- ISBN 9780140455076
- 定价 113.90
内容简介
'Wesawalandwhichmadeusthinkagatetothecoldofhellhadopenedbeforeus.'In922AD,wrappedinsomanyclothesthathecouldbarelymove,anArabenvoyfromBaghdadencounteredapartyofVikingtradersontheupperreachesoftheVolgaRiver.Reportingonhisdiplomaticmission,IbnFadlanofferedadetaileddescriptionofVikingcustoms,dress,religionandsexualpractices,aswellastheonlyeyewitnessaccountofashipcremation:ashockingritualinvolvingthehauntingfigureofthe'AngelofDeath'.Humane,inquisitiveandwrittenwithoutmoraljudgement-despitetheoftenalarmingnatureofwhathesaw-IbnFadlan'saccountisoneoftheearliestwehaveoftheVikingwayoflife,andafascinatingrecordofthefirstencountersbetweennorthernEuropeandtheMuslimworld.ThisnewtranslationiscomplementedbythenarrativesofotherArabicexplorersfromtheninthtofifteenthcenturies,manyofwhichhaveneverbeentranslatedintoEnglishbefore.Anintroductionexplainsthesignificanceofthetravelliteraturefromthisperiod,andthevolumealsoincludesachronology,glossary,maps,notesandfurtherreading.TranslatedwithanintroductionbyPAULLUNDEandCAROLINESTONE
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