In 1325, a young Muslim man named Ibn Battuta set out on a religious pilgrimage to Mecca. It would be nearly thirty years before he returned home. Ibn Battuta was a fourteenth-century pilgrim, traveler, scholar, and writer. He walked, sailed, and rode some seventy-five thousand miles across the medieval Muslim world, covering the equivalent of forty-four modern-day countries. This volume details the fascinating cultures Battuta experienced: the people he met, the foods he ate, the dangers he faced, plus his viewpoints on family, religion, and slavery. Learn how the legacy of this medieval traveler still resonates today.

A medieval traveler -- A Muslim pilgrim -- Life before travels -- Travel by land and sea -- Travels from 1325 to 1330 -- Travels from 1330 to 1333 -- Travels from 1333 to 1346 -- Travels from 1346 to 1354 -- Life on the road -- Attitudes and opinions -- Life after travels -- The rihla -- Ibn Battuta's legacy -- Celebrating Ibn Battuta -- Ibn Battuta and Marco Polo.