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English Travel Books About the Arab Near East in the Eighteenth Century

English Travel Books About the Arab Near East in the Eighteenth Century ENGLISH TRAVEL BOOKS ABOUT THE ARAB NEAR EAST IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY BY MOHAMAD ALI HACHICHO Köln 2 3 INTRODUCTION Since the dawn of registered history, the Mediterranean World has been the soil where the seeds of civilization have flourished, and its eastern shores the home of religions that have changed the history of man. What we call the Near East to-day has always been the scene of momentous events and the field of ever abundant, ever changing creative civilizations. From it Europe has received a rich heritage which it has developed to a very high standard, whereas the Near East, in its present state, has retained only the character of a bridge between East and West, but also pregnant with political and social changes leading its own way and revealing its own personality. With a few exceptions, the East Mediterranean was the attraction of ancient travellers, who, while cruising its shores, or penetrating into its interior, resembled joyous children playing in a well-kept garden round the shores of a lake. Apart from visiting Greek and Roman sites, it was for every rich and ambitious traveller a great feat of accomplishment to visit Egypt, and learn more about http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Die Welt des Islams Brill

English Travel Books About the Arab Near East in the Eighteenth Century

Die Welt des Islams , Volume 9 (1-4): 1 – Jan 1, 1964

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 1964 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0043-2539
eISSN
1570-0607
DOI
10.1163/157006064X00010
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ENGLISH TRAVEL BOOKS ABOUT THE ARAB NEAR EAST IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY BY MOHAMAD ALI HACHICHO Köln 2 3 INTRODUCTION Since the dawn of registered history, the Mediterranean World has been the soil where the seeds of civilization have flourished, and its eastern shores the home of religions that have changed the history of man. What we call the Near East to-day has always been the scene of momentous events and the field of ever abundant, ever changing creative civilizations. From it Europe has received a rich heritage which it has developed to a very high standard, whereas the Near East, in its present state, has retained only the character of a bridge between East and West, but also pregnant with political and social changes leading its own way and revealing its own personality. With a few exceptions, the East Mediterranean was the attraction of ancient travellers, who, while cruising its shores, or penetrating into its interior, resembled joyous children playing in a well-kept garden round the shores of a lake. Apart from visiting Greek and Roman sites, it was for every rich and ambitious traveller a great feat of accomplishment to visit Egypt, and learn more about

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Die Welt des IslamsBrill

Published: Jan 1, 1964

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