This book provides translated selections from the writings of Muhammad Ibn Othman al-Miknasi (d. 1799). The only writings by an Arab-Muslim in the pre-modern period that present a comparative perspective, his travelogues provide unique insight with in to Christendom and Islam. " The most valuable aspect of the travel narratives is his account of the Ottoman Empire. He travels through the empire as both an insider and a Muslim and as an outsider-a Moroccan Arab-giving a unique perspective of the 18th-century Ottoman state...Summing Up: Recommended. All academic levels/libraries." --R. W. Zens, Le Moyne College, CHOICE "In these two editions Matar offers a continuation of his very creative and valuable work in developing the sources and arguments for understanding Muslim and Christian relations in the early modern period." -- S.Varvis, Fresno Pacific University, Journal of the Conference on Faith and History