Eothen

Given the twenty-first century association between the Holy Land and the Bible, we may assume that such a relationship just exists, and that the land is like the Book and contains a timeless quality. Eothen requires us to question this supposition. Alexander Kinglake describes a Palestine which is largely a wilderness on the verge of being defined by the political and religious forces of the west. He offers us a glimpse into the past of a society as it begins to engage with the West. TABLE OF CONTENTS SERIES FOREWORD: EXPLORING THE HOUSE OF ISLAM: PERCEPTIONS OF ISLAM IN THE PERIOD OF WESTERN ASCENDANCY 1800-1945 ALEXANDER KINGLAKE, EOTHEN CONTENTS PREFACE EOTHEN I. Over the Border. II. Journey from Belgrade to Constantinople III. Constantinople IV. The Troad V. Infidel Smyrna VI. Greek Mariners VII. Cyprus VIII. Lady Hester Stanhope IX. The Sanctuary X. The Monks of the Holy Land XI. From Nazareth to Tiberias XII. My first Bivouac XIII. The Dead Sea XIV. The Black Tents XV. The Black Tents XVI. Terra Santa XVII. The Desert XVIII. Cairo and the Plague XIX. The Pyramids XX. The Sphynx XXI. Cairo to Suez XXII. Suez XXIII. Suez to Gaza XXIV. Gaza to Nablous XXV. Mariam XXVI. The Prophet Damoor XXVII. Damascus XXVIII. Pass of the Lebanon XXIX. Surprise of Satalieh