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Condition	Brand New
ISBN	9781479899890
Book Title	Mission to the Volga
Book Series	Library of Arabic Literature Ser.
Publisher	New York University Press
Item Length	8.2 in
Publication Year	2017
Format	Trade Paperback
Language	English
Illustrator	Yes
Item Height	0.5 in
Author	AḥMad Ibn FaḍLāN
Genre	Travel, Literary Collections, History
Topic	Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Middle Eastern, Middle East / General, Russia
Item Weight	8 Oz
Item Width	5.5 in
Number of Pages	108 Pages

Mission to the Volga, Paperback by Fadlan, Ahmad Ibn; Montgomery, James E. (TRN); Severin, Tim (FRW); Toorawa, Shawkat M. (EDT), ISBN 1479899895, ISBN-13 9781479899890, Brand New, Free shipping in the USIn 309 AH/921 AD, a delegation from the Caliph al Muqtadir (r. 295-320/908-32) left Baghdad, and traveled nearly a year to the confluence of the upper Volga and the Kama Rivers to provide the religious instruction that the king of Volga Bulghars--newly converted to Islam--had requested from the Caliph. The only record of that expedition is the journal of Ahmad Ibn Fadlan, about whom less is known even than about other members of the delegation. It has become an important source for life and culture in a Turkish tribe during the 10th century attitudes, and about Arabic attitudes toward them and foreigners in general. It has also inspired many creative, even fantastical, stories in the West. Montgomery presents a easy-to-read English translation supported by full scholarly paraphernalia, including a glossary of names and terms. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()