Preparing for a pilgrimage : Richard F. Burton, disguise, and India

Richard F. Burton's Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina in Disguise explores a process of achievement. In 1853, by using a disguise, Burton successfully completed the Haj, a Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina. This thesis uses Burton's own writings on India, as well as books and material...

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Main Author: Hollands, Narinder K.
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/15086