Ibn Fadlan's funeral description must be used skeptically because he lacked the language and cultural worldview, wrote after the fact, and interpreted the ritual through a Muslim observer's frame.
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Ibn Fadlan's funeral description must be used skeptically because he lacked the language and cultural worldview, wrote after the fact, and interpreted the ritual through a Muslim observer's frame.
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"And this happened in the Viking Rus. So this is diplomat and traveler by the name of Ahmad ibn Badlan. And he is from..."
"What this tells us is first of all this man even though he was high status he didn't have that much wealth. And second..."
"The third thing is he is writing this down after the fact. And if you do that what often happens is that you will..."
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