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Publisher
Bradt Travel Guides
ISBN-10
1784778281
ISBN-13
9781784778286
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2321459602
Product Key Features
Book Title
Minarets in the Mountains : a Journey Into Muslim Europe
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Islam / History, Europe / Eastern, General
Publication Year
2021
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Religion, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
15.4 Oz
Item Length
7.9 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2021-389946
Reviews
"How can we care about something we don't even know is there?" asks Tharik Hussain. Europe has long turned a blind eye or, worse, looked askance, at its own Islamic self - the Muslims of the Balkans. Tharik Hussain opens our eyes to this vivid, varied and still vital Muslim presence. His title is romantic, but not his vision: he ignores neither current sectarian tensions, nor histories scarred by violence and hatred. And yet he constantly reminds us of the long periods of tolerance and symbiosis, often forgotten in the din of war." 'This is a richly detailed travelogue by a humane and passionate pilgrim.'Tim Mackintosh-Smith
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
914.9604/5
Table Of Content
ContentsIntroduction An Intimate Tolerance - Palamartsa, Bulgaria Part One: Bosnia and HerzegovinaAn Ottoman City - Sarajevo The Bridge Built by Barbarians - Mostar Mystics and Mountains - Blagaj The Bloody Bridge on the Drina - Visegrad Part Two: Serbia and KosovoSerbia's Dirty Little Secret - Rudine and Sjenica 'A Muslim Town' - Novi Pazar Pokémon in Hammams - Novi Pazar The Grandfather of Muslim Europe - Pristina, Kosovo An Orthodox Town - Nis Part Three: North MacedoniaWhose Heritage Is It, Anyway? - Skopje A Macedonian Imam - Skopje The Fool's Tekke - Tetovo Part Four: AlbaniaTaken by Albanians - Vlore A Beer with a Muslim - Llogara National Park The Town 'Addicted to Prayer' - Gjirokaster The House the Pasha Built - Gjirokaster A Fairy-Tale Ottoman Village - Berat Capitals Old and New - Durres, Tirana and Kruje Part Five: MontenegroMuslim Montenegro - Podgorica Part Six: Return to Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Effendi's Library - Foca and Zenica Coffee with Bosnian Kings - Vranduk and Travnik Dumped for De Niro - Sarajevo Back in 'Jerusalem' - Sarajevo Remembrance in Sarajevo - Sarajevo Glossary Acknowledgements
Synopsis
Travel writing about Muslim Europe. A journey around Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans, home to the largest indigenous Muslim population in Europe, following the footsteps of Evliya Celebi through Serbia, Bosnia, Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro. A book that begins to decolonise European history., A magical, eye-opening account of a journey into a Europe that rarely makes the news and is in danger of being erased altogether. Another Europe. A Europe few people believe exists and many wish didn't. Muslim Europe. Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2021. Writer and documentary-maker Tharik Hussain sets off with his wife and young daughters around the Western Balkans, home to the largest indigenous Muslim population in Europe, and explores the regions of Eastern Europe where Islam has shaped places and people for more than half a millennium. Encountering blonde-haired, blue-eyed Muslims, visiting mystical Islamic lodges clinging to the side of mountains, and praying in mosques older than the Sistine Chapel, he paints a picture of a hidden Muslim Europe, a vibrant place with a breathtaking history, spellbinding culture and unique identity. Minarets in The Mountains, the first non-fiction account by a Muslim writer on this subject, explores the historical roots of the current tide of Islamophobia. Tharik and his family learn lessons about themselves and their own identity as Britons, Europeans, and Muslims. Following in the footsteps of renowned Ottoman traveller Evliya Celebi, they remind us that Europe is as Muslim as it is Christian, Jewish or pagan. Like William Dalrymple's In Xanadu, this is a vivid reimagining of a region's cultural heritage, unveiling forgotten Muslim communities, empires and their rulers; and like Kapka Kassabova's Border, it is a quest that forces us to consider what makes up our own identities, and more importantly, who decides?, Accompanied by his wife and two young daughters, Tharik Hussain sets off on a trip around the western Balkans. Followig in the footsteps of the great Ottoman explorer Evliya Çelebi, he travels through Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania and Montenegro - each with centuries of Islamic history and long-established Muslim communities. Along the way, he finds mystical Islamic lodges clinging to the sides of mountains, prays in mosques older than the Sistine Chapel, and meets those who, despite persecution and war, have never relinquished their faith. Minarets in the Mountains is a timely and eye-opening account of an extraordinary journey, filled with colour, surprise and beauty. Hussain uncovers not only the breathtaking history and spellbinding culture of the western Balkans, but also the generous hospitality of the warm and endearing people who call this unique region their home. Book jacket., A magical, eye-opening account of a journey into a Europe that rarely makes the news and is in danger of being erased altogether. Another Europe. A Europe few people believe exists and many wish didn't. Muslim Europe. Winner of a BGTW Members' Excellence Award: Travel Narrative Book of the Year - The Adele Evans Award. Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2021. Shortlisted in the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2022: Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year. Londoner Tharik Hussain sets off with his wife and young daughters around the Western Balkans, home to the largest indigenous Muslim population in Europe, and explores the regions of Eastern Europe where Islam has shaped places and people for more than half a millennium. Encountering blonde-haired, blue-eyed Muslims, visiting mystical Islamic lodges clinging to the side of mountains, and praying in mosques older than the Sistine Chapel, he paints a picture of a hidden Muslim Europe, a vibrant place with a breathtaking history, spellbinding culture and unique identity. Minarets in The Mountains, the first English travel narrative by a Muslim writer on this subject, also explores the historical roots of European Islamophobia. Tharik and his family learn lessons about themselves and their own identity as Britons, Europeans and Muslims. Following in the footsteps of renowned Ottoman traveller Evliya Celebi, they remind us that Europe is as Muslim as it is Christian, Jewish or pagan.Like William Dalrymple's In Xanadu, this is a vivid reimagining of a region's cultural heritage, unveiling forgotten Muslim communities, empires and their rulers; and like Kapka Kassabova's Border, it is a quest that forces us to consider what makes up our own identities, and more importantly, who decides?, A magical, eye-opening account of a journey into a Europe that rarely makes the news and is in danger of being erased altogether. Another Europe. A Europe few people believe exists and many wish didn't. Muslim Europe. Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2021.Writer and documentary-maker Tharik Hussain sets off with his wife and young daughters around the Western Balkans, home to the largest indigenous Muslim population in Europe, and explores the regions of Eastern Europe where Islam has shaped places and people for more than half a millennium. Encountering blonde-haired, blue-eyed Muslims, visiting mystical Islamic lodges clinging to the side of mountains, and praying in mosques older than the Sistine Chapel, he paints a picture of a hidden Muslim Europe, a vibrant place with a breathtaking history, spellbinding culture and unique identity. Minarets in The Mountains, the first non-fiction account by a Muslim writer on this subject, explores the historical roots of the current tide of Islamophobia. Tharik and his family learn lessons about themselves and their own identity as Britons, Europeans, and Muslims. Following in the footsteps of renowned Ottoman traveller Evliya Celebi, they remind us that Europe is as Muslim as it is Christian, Jewish or pagan.Like William Dalrymple's In Xanadu, this is a vivid reimagining of a region's cultural heritage, unveiling forgotten Muslim communities, empires and their rulers; and like Kapka Kassabova's Border, it is a quest that forces us to consider what makes up our own identities, and more importantly, who decides?
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