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This book seeks to break free from Eurocentric historical perspectives of medieval-era travel through Egypt and Sinai by focusing on the testimonies of 4th to 15th-century travellers from the African continent, especially pilgrim diaries from the Arab Muslim Egyptian world.

Beatrice Borghi is Associate Professor of Medieval History at the Department of Education, University of Bologna. Her research concerns the field of pilgrimage and its manifestations in the three monotheistic religions and the study of medieval statutes.