The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela

by Benjamin of Tudela

• ISBN13: 9780911389098
• ISBN10: 0911389091
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-05-30
• Publisher: Nightingale Resources

Summary

A first-hand impression, independent of political and clerical influences, of life in the Middle Ages from Spain east to Egypt. This book sheds new light on European and "Oriental" life and conditions, allowing the reader to learn of the advanced conditions of the Eastern Lands in the late 1100s.

Table of Contents

Introductions to Benjamin of Tudela
Signer Introduction, 1983	p. 13
The World of Benjamin of Tudela	p. 15
Benjamin the Traveller	p. 20
Mobility and Stability: Benjamin's Hidden Formula for the Continuity of the Jewish People	p. 26
A Cultural Tradition: Benjamin and his Translators	p. 33
Adler Introduction, 1907	p. 37
Islam in the Middle Ages	p. 37
The Object of Benjamin's Journey	p. 43
Bibliography	p. 45
Asher Introduction, 1840	p. 47
Hebrew Preface	p. 55
The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela: His Book Commences as Follows:
Europe	p. 59
Europe to Asia	p. 75
To Africa	p. 127
Return to Europe	p. 137
Notes to Benjamin of Tudela	p. 143
Asher Bibliography	p. 155
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