They surveyed the world : Les arpenteurs du monde /

"During the 10th century, people routinely journeyed from one end of the huge Arab empire to the other--and even into non-Islamic lands far into the north and east. Who were these travelers, what did they seek? This program captures what it was like to be a pilgrim in a caravan bound for Mecca,...

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Corporate Authors:	FIT Production (Firm), Cinquième (Firm), Canal Sur Televisión S.A, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Other Authors:	Hussein, Mahmoud, Calderon, Philippe
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English French Spanish Arabic
Language Notes:	Narration in English. Interviews in various languages with English subtitles.
Published:	Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004
Series:	Lorsque le monde parlait arabe ; 4.
Subjects:	Khuwārizmī, Muḥammad ibn Mūsá, > active 813-846. Masʻūdī, > -956? Ibn Ḥawqal, Muḥammad, > active 10th century. Muslim travelers > Islamic Empire. Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages. Islamic civilization. Civilization, Arab > 10th century. Documentary films. Short films. Educational films.