A Modern Pilgrim in Mecca and a Siege in Sanaa
It should be noted that the trespassing English pilgrim Arthur Wavell is definitely not postmodern; his “modern” account of a trip in disguise to Makkah and Madinah was originally published in 1912. The author revels in explaining how he pulled off the role of a Zanzibar Muslim on hajj, as though h...
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oai:doaj.org-article:c94d751eadb34c919c378c7089e51ee02021-12-02T19:23:17ZA Modern Pilgrim in Mecca and a Siege in Sanaa10.35632/ajis.v24i4.15202690-37332690-3741https://doaj.org/article/c94d751eadb34c919c378c7089e51ee02007-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ajis.org/index.php/ajiss/article/view/1520https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3733https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3741 It should be noted that the trespassing English pilgrim Arthur Wavell is definitely not postmodern; his “modern” account of a trip in disguise to Makkah and Madinah was originally published in 1912. The author revels in explaining how he pulled off the role of a Zanzibar Muslim on hajj, as though he is presenting a how-to guide for fellow swashbucklers. Previously, he had carried out intelligence work for the British Army in South Africa and, in 1906, settled on a farm near Mombasa, where he learned Arabic and met Muslims. He died at the young age of thirty-four while fighting in East Africa. Wavell presents a riveting tale with a self-serving hubris that could easily be dismissed as a remake of Sir Richard Burton’s earlier and more celebrated penetration of Makkah. But there is good reason to read this dated book, if only for the historical view of travel to Makkah near the end of the Ottoman caliphate. Wavell traveled from Damascus on the Hijaz railway the very year (1908) that it reached Makkah. His trip was made partly out of curiosity, no doubt fueled by the fact non-Muslims are forbidden to enter ... Daniel Martin VariscoInternational Institute of Islamic ThoughtarticleIslamBP1-253ENAmerican Journal of Islam and Society, Vol 24, Iss 4 (2007) |
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It should be noted that the trespassing English pilgrim Arthur Wavell is definitely
not postmodern; his “modern” account of a trip in disguise to Makkah
and Madinah was originally published in 1912. The author revels in explaining
how he pulled off the role of a Zanzibar Muslim on hajj, as though he
is presenting a how-to guide for fellow swashbucklers. Previously, he had
carried out intelligence work for the British Army in South Africa and, in
1906, settled on a farm near Mombasa, where he learned Arabic and met
Muslims. He died at the young age of thirty-four while fighting in East
Africa.
Wavell presents a riveting tale with a self-serving hubris that could easily
be dismissed as a remake of Sir Richard Burton’s earlier and more celebrated
penetration of Makkah. But there is good reason to read this dated
book, if only for the historical view of travel to Makkah near the end of the
Ottoman caliphate. Wavell traveled from Damascus on the Hijaz railway the
very year (1908) that it reached Makkah. His trip was made partly out of
curiosity, no doubt fueled by the fact non-Muslims are forbidden to enter ...
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