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Ibn Fadlan's Journey to Russia
Aḥmad Ibn Faḍlān
其他書名
A Tenth-century Traveler from Baghad to the Volga River
出版Markus Wiener Publishers, 2005
主題Travel / Asia / CentralTravel / Essays & TraveloguesTravel / Russia
ISBN15587636519781558763654
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ir0UAQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋This is the first English translation of the famous risala, letters by the tenth-century traveler Ibn Fadlan, one of the great Medieval travelers in world history, akin to Ibn Batutta. Ibn Fadlan was an Arab missionary sent by the Caliph in Baghdad to the king of the Bulghars. He journeyed from Baghdad to Bukhara in Central Asia and then continued across the desert to the town of Bulghar, near present Kazan. He describes the tribes he meets on his way and gives an account of their customs. His is the earliest account of a meeting with the Vikings, called Rus, who had reached the Volga River from Sweden. His description of the Rus, or Rusiya as he calls them, has produced much discussion about their origins, shockingly free sexual morals standards, customs, treatment of slaves and women, burial traditions, and trading habits, all explained in detail by Ibn Fadlan. The story of his travels has fascinated scholars and even prompted Michael Chrichton to write the popular novel Eaters of the Dead, which was made into a film entitled The 13th Warrior.