A vision of Yemen : the travels of a European Orientalist and his native guide : a translation of Hayyim Habshush's travelogue /
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| Author / Creator: | Ḥabshush, Ḥayyim, 1839-1899, author. |
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| Uniform title: | Ruʼyā al-Yaman. English |
| Imprint: | Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2018] ©2018 |
| Description: | xiii, 254 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11787576 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction : Ḥayyim Ḥabshūsh and the European explorers
- The people and politics of Yemen
- A note on the text and translation
- A vision of Yemen by Ḥayyim Ḥabshūsh
- Arrival in Yemen
- Excavations in Ghaymān
- Jews, Muslims and foreigners in Ṣanʻāʼ
- Strangers among the tribes
- Clients and patrons
- Death and ruins
- Jews bearing arms
- An ordeal in the desert
- The honor code of the Najrānī Jews
- Persecution
- The Bedouin
- The city of Mārib and return to Ṣanʻāʼ.
