Pilgrim.
One of Burton’s best known escapades was travelling in disguise to Mecca in 1853, where he successfully completed the ḥajj. He was immensely proud of his alternative persona as Abdullah the pilgrim, a wandering darwaysh (dervish) born in India of Afghan parents, and educated in Rangoon. He used the...
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Pilgrim. [electronic resource]. |
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1855.
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| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Pilgrim. |h [electronic resource]. |
| 260 | |c 1855. | ||
| 490 | |a Objects of instruction : treasures of SOAS. | ||
| 500 | |a VIAF (name authority) : Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890 : 29832059 | ||
| 500 | |a The 'Objects of instruction : the treasures of SOAS' exhibition was funded through a generous gift from the Foyle Foundation and with the support of the Arts & Humanities Research Council. | ||
| 500 | |a Source: A. Contadini (ed.), Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007. Listed as item number: 108 | ||
| 500 | |a From: Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to el-Medinah and Meccah. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855-1856. 3 volumes. Frontispiece taken from volume 2. | ||
| 520 | 3 | |a One of Burton’s best known escapades was travelling in disguise to Mecca in 1853, where he successfully completed the ḥajj. He was immensely proud of his alternative persona as Abdullah the pilgrim, a wandering darwaysh (dervish) born in India of Afghan parents, and educated in Rangoon. He used the popular pseudo-science of phrenology to demonstrate his theories about the racial origins of the Arabs. -- Burton continued to court danger and controversy throughout his career, notably during his acrimonious quarrel with John Hanning Speke over events during their joint expeditions to East Africa in 1856-58, and his long friendship with the erotologist Henry Spencer Ashbee. (Text by Tom Tomlinson, from the exhibition catalogue: Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Anna Contadini, Editor. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007.) | |
| 533 | |a Electronic reproduction. |b London : |c SOAS, University of London, |c Brunei Gallery, |d 2015. |f (SOAS Digital Library) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. | ||
| 535 | 1 | |a Brunei Gallery. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Pilgrims and pilgrimages. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages. | |
| 650 | |a Hadj. | ||
| 650 | |a Hajj. | ||
| 650 | |a حج. | ||
| 650 | |a حجاج بيت الله الحرام والحج. | ||
| 650 | |a الحجاج المسلمين والحج. | ||
| 650 | |a آسيا -- المملكة العربية السعودية -- مكة المكرمة -- مكة المكرمة. | ||
| 720 | 1 | |a Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. | |
| 720 | |a بورتون، ريتشارد فرنسيس، سير، 1821-1890. |4 ctb | ||
| 752 | |a Saudi Arabia |b Makkah |d Mecca. | ||
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| 830 | 0 | |a REGIONS. | |
| 830 | 0 | |a FORMATS. | |
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| 830 | 0 | |a RME. | |
| 830 | 0 | |a ISOAS. | |
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