In Darfur : an account of the sultanate and its people /
In Volume One, al-Tunisi relates the history of his much-traveled family, his journey from Egypt to Darfur and the reign of the noted sultan 'Abd al-Rahman al-Rashid. In Volume Two al-Tunisi describes the geography of the region, the customs of Darfur's petty kings, court life and the clot...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Arabic |
| Language Notes: | In parallel English and Arabic. |
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New York :
New York University Press,
[2018]
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| Series: | Library of Arabic literature.
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| Summary: | In Volume One, al-Tunisi relates the history of his much-traveled family, his journey from Egypt to Darfur and the reign of the noted sultan 'Abd al-Rahman al-Rashid. In Volume Two al-Tunisi describes the geography of the region, the customs of Darfur's petty kings, court life and the clothing of its rulers, marriage customs, eunuchs, illnesses, food, hunting, animals, currencies, plants, magic, divination and dances. In Darfur combines literature, history, ethnography, linguistics and travel adventure, and most unusually for its time, includes fifty-two illustrations, all drawn by the author. |
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| Physical Description: | 2 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Also available in electronic format. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781479876389 1479876380 9781479867844 1479867845 |