Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to al-Madinah & Meccah, Vol. 2
By: by Sir Richard F. Burton; edited by his wife, Isabel Burton.
Contributors: Lady Isabel Burton (Editor)
Edition: Memorial ed.
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 1964
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 479
ISBN-13: 9780486212180
Subjects: Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890; Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Saudi Arabia -- Mecca; Arabian Peninsula -- Description and travel; Mecca (Saudi Arabia) -- Description and travel; Medina (Saudi Arabia) -- Description and travel
Description: Sir Richard Burton (1821-1890) was one of the great traveler-explorers of history. But it is for his pilgrimage in 1853 to Mecca and Medina and the most sacrosanct shrines of Islam that Burton is best known -- and for his celebrated book that recorded his experiences during the journey. Successfully posing as a wandering dervish, he gained admittance to the holy Kaabah and to the Tomb of the Prophet at Medina and participated in all the rituals of the Hadj (pilgrimage). He is still one of the very few non-Moslems to visit and return from Mecca.

Above all, Burton was a sharp observer of character, customs, and physical surroundings. These pages contain a treasury of material on Arab life, beliefs, manners and morals; detailed descriptions of religious ceremonies, mosques, temples, etc.' and a variety of ethnographic, economic, and geographical information. Whether telling of the crowded caravan to Mecca, engaging in minute analysis of Bedouin character, waxing lyrical about a desert landscape, or reporting conversations with townsfolk or fellow pilgrims, Burton gives us a vivid picture of the region and its people.
Notes: "Unabridged republication of the memorial edition, as published by Tylston and Edwards in 1893."