| Description of Arabia— The Soil and Climate— Division of the Sandy, the Stony, and the Happy, Arabia— Manners of the Bedoweens, or Pastoral Arabs— The Horse— The Camel— Cities of Arabia— Mecca —Her Trade— National Independence of the Arabs— Their domestic Freedom and Character— Civil Wars and private Revenge— Annual Truce— Their Social Qualifications and Virtues— Love of Poetry— Examples of Generosity— Ancient Idolatry— The Caaba, or Temple of Mecca— Sacrifices and Rites— Introduction of the Sabians— The Magians— The Jews— The Christians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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