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To modernize and adapt the second part of Saracenical History from Purchas His Pilgrimage.

May 24, 2026Journal of Africana Religions

Editors’ Expanded Introduction to Saracenical History, Part Two, Adapted from Purchas His Pilgrimage (London 1625)

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To modernize and adapt the second part of Saracenical History from Purchas His Pilgrimage.
Adaptation of Samuel Purchas’s 1625 edition
Incorporation of early English rendering of Erpenius’s Latin translation
Focus on al-Makin’s universal chronicle
Provides updated perspectives on Saracen history
Enhances accessibility of historical narratives
Connects early translations to modern readers

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Expanded introduction adapts early English translation of al-Makin's chronicle, enriching historical narratives.

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This second installment of “Saracenical History” continues our modernized adaptation of Samuel Purchas’s 1625 edition of Purchas His Pilgrimage, which incorporated an early English rendering of Thomas Erpenius’s Latin translation of al-Makin’s universal chronicle.

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Expanded introduction adapts early English translation of al-Makin's chronicle, enriching historical narratives.

Editors’ Expanded Introduction to Saracenical History, Part Two, Adapted from Purchas His Pilgrimage (London 1625)

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Editors’ Expanded Introduction to Saracenical History, Part Two, Adapted from Purchas His Pilgrimage (London 1625)

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