Researches and Missionary Labours among the Jews, Mohammedans, and Other Sects (Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History)

Born in Franconia, the son of a rabbi, Joseph Wolff (1795–1862) was baptised in 1812. Educated in Hebrew, Greek and Latin, he later studied Arabic, Syriac and Aramaic in Vienna, and Christian theology in Rome before being expelled from the city for his heretical views. He came to England, became a member of the Church of England, and then embarked on his missionary work. Though he met with limited evangelical success, the books he went on to publish made him well known at home. Reissued here is his 1835 account of travels in the early 1830s through the Middle East and Asia, during which he experienced robbery and disease, journeyed through the Himalayas, and was hosted by numerous royal courts. This tale, exotic and extraordinary, is a remarkable source for those interested in nineteenth-century orientalism and Christian missionary zeal.
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An aparitie	2014
Autor	Joseph Wolff
Dimensiuni	14 x 3.1 x 21.6 cm
Editura	Cambridge University Press
Format	Paperback
ISBN	9781108068840
Limba	Engleza
Nr pag	542