Abstract
This book review examines Ross Edmond Dunn's The Adventures of Ibn Battuta: The 14th-Century Muslim Traveler, a major work devoted to the life, travels, and historical world of Ibn Battuta. The review presents the structure of the book, its historical scope, and its attempt to correct Western misunderstandings of Islamic history by emphasizing the breadth and diversity of the Muslim world in the fourteenth century. It also highlights the author's effort to reconstruct Ibn Battuta's itinerary, social encounters, and cultural environment through historical analysis, maps, and field knowledge. The book is presented as an important contribution to the understanding of medieval travel, cultural exchange, and the interconnected spaces of Dar al-Islam.
Recommended Citation
Liadim, Nacer
(2025)
"Ross Edmond Dunn, The Adventures of Ibn Battuta: The 14th-Century Muslim Traveler,"
Soroud: The journal of Literacy Criticism: Vol. 8:
Iss.
1, Article 22.
Available at:
https://scholarhub.univh2c.ma/soroud/vol8/iss1/22