Book Summary
Three manuscripts of Sir Richard F. Burton, the English explorer and writer, published posthumously. Edited with a preface and brief notes by W.H. Wilkins. Contents: The Jew: General opinion of the Jew - Opinion of the Jew in England - The Jew of the Holy Land and his destiny - The Jew and the Talmud - Continuity of tradition in the East; The Gypsy (notes on modern "Chinganology"): Indian affinities of the gypsies - Claims and pretensions of M. Paul Bataillard - A review of M. Paul Bataillard's reviews; Topographical notes on the gypsies and the jats; El Islam or The Rank of Muhammedanism among the religions of the world.
Book Details
Book Name | The Jew, The Gypsy And El Islam |
Author | Richard Francis Burton |
Publisher | Bibliolife (Apr 2009) |
ISBN | 9781103951277 |
Pages | 376 |
Language | English |
Price | 1767 |