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Omar Patón, Memoir of the Journey to and from Mecca (Castile, 15th c.)
- Editor(s):
- Sol Miguel-Prendes, Pablo Roza Candás, David A. Wacks (see profile)
- Translator(s):
- David Wacks
- Date:
- 2021
- Group(s):
- CLCS Medieval, CLCS Mediterranean, LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Poetry and Prose, LLC Medieval Iberian
- Subject(s):
- Islam--Study and teaching, Iberia (Kingdom), Middle Ages, Travel writing
- Item Type:
- Book chapter
- Tag(s):
- Islamic studies, Medieval Iberia, Travel literature, Travel narratives
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/swaq-da33
- Abstract:
- Omar Paton was one of the last Castilian Muslims to complete the hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca. He undertook the journey from his home city of Ávila (Castile), departing in 1491. Upon his return from the East, Paton depicted the experiences and emotions he lived during his long and dangerous pious expedition in his Memoir of the Journey to and from Mecca. This bilingual unit contains a brief introduction to the Memoria with notes and a short bibliography in English, along with a pedagogical edition and translation into English of the original aljamiado text relating Patón's experiences in Alexandria, Damascus, and Jerusalem.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 2 years ago
- License:
- Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike