Shifting Horizons: Observations from a Ride Through the Syrian Desert - J. Østrup
A Translation of Johannes Elith Østrup’s ‘Skiftende horizonter’
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2022Uitgever: Brepols Publishers180 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 2503596827ISBN-13: 9782503596822Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Summary Johannes Elith strup (1867-1938), son of a Danish farmer, philologist of Turkish and Semitic languages, and later Vice Chancellor of Copenhagen University, spent 1891-1893 travelling by horse around Syria, Lebanon, and Anatolia. Unlike most European travellers, his language skills allowed him to chat with locals in caf s, stay in people's homes, and travel with the Bedouin. A curious young man, strup travelled with eyes, ears, and mind open to the unknown, and recorded his journey in this lively...
