Overview
This book presents a unique 18th-century journey by a Damascene scholar who traveled to Istanbul to protest the misconduct of a corrupt judge. What began as a legal mission evolved into a rare document of political and administrative critique within the Ottoman Empire. Published here for the first time from the author's sole draft, the text reveals center-periphery tensions, the role of Arab scholars, and travel as a form of symbolic protest. Blending travel narrative, autobiography, and political insight, it offers a bold, personal reflection on justice, corruption, and the lived experience of state institutions from the margins.
The book, رحلةُ ابن العطَّار الشَّامي تحقيق ودراسة: [Riḥlat Ibn al-ʿAṭṭār al-Shāmī: Edition and Study] (Islamic Sources / Maṣādir Islāmiyya #6) [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9789004759879 in Hardcover by Ibn al-ʿAṭṭār al-Shām may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
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