Trickster Travels

Natalie Zemon Davis provides a compelling exploration of the life and work of Leo Africanus, born Al-Hasan al-Wazzan, a famed Renaissance writer who authored the first European geography of Africa. Captured by pirates, baptized, and living both in European and North African contexts, his life was marked by significant cultural and religious shifts. Davis delves into the complex and often contradictory traces of his legacy, offering a nuanced interpretation of his extraordinary journey.