Hikayat Abi Al Qasim

Author : Selove Emily Selove
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-12
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781474402323

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Hikayat Abi al-Qasim by Selove Emily Selove Pdf

Hikayat Abu al-Qasim, probably written in the 11th century by the otherwise unknown al-Azdi, tells the story of a gate-crasher from Baghdad named Abu al-Qasim, who shows up uninvited at a party in Isfahan. Dressed as a holy man and reciting religious poetry, he soon relaxes his demeanour, and, growing intoxicated on wine, insults the other dinner guests and their Iranian hometown. Widely hailed as a narrative unique in the history of Arabic literature, a ikA yah also reflects a much larger tradition of banquet texts. Painting a picture of a party-crasher who is at once a holy man and a rogue, he is a figure familiar to those who have studied the ancient cynic tradition or other portrayals of wise fools, tricksters and saints in literatures from the Mediterranean and beyond. This study therefore compares a ikA yah, a mysterious text surviving in a single manuscript, to other comical banquet texts and party-crashing characters, both from contemporary Arabic literature and from Ancient Greece and Rome.

Author : Emily Selove
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Arabic literature
ISBN : 1474418783

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Ḥikāyat Abī Al-qas̄im by Emily Selove Pdf

This study compares 'Ḥikāyat', a mysterious text surviving in a single manuscript, to other comical banquet texts and party-crashing characters, especially from ancient Greece and Rome.

Author : Muhsin J. al-Musawi
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780231519465

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The Islamic Context of The Thousand and One Nights by Muhsin J. al-Musawi Pdf

In this fascinating study, Muhsin J. al-Musawi shows how deeply Islamic heritage and culture is embedded in the tales of The Thousand and One Nights (known to many as the Arabian Nights) and how this integration invites readers to make an Islamic milieu. Conservative Islam dismisses The Thousand and One Nights as facile popular literature, and liberal views disregard the rich Islamic context of the text. Approaching the text with a fresh and unbiased eye, al-Musawi reads the tales against Islamic schools of thought and theology and recovers persuasive historical evidence to reveal the cultural and religious struggle over Islam that drives the book's narrative tension and binds its seemingly fragmented stories. Written by a number of authors over a stretch of centuries, The Thousand and One Nights depicts a burgeoning, urban Islamic culture in all its variety and complexity. As al-Musawi demonstrates, the tales document their own places and periods of production, reflecting the Islamic individual's growing exposure to a number of entertainments and temptations and their conflict with the obligations of faith. Aimed at a diverse audience, these stories follow a narrative arc that begins with corruption and ends with redemption, conforming to a paradigm that concurs with the sociological and religious concerns of Islam and the Islamic state. By emphasizing Islam in his analysis of these entertaining and instructional tales, al-Musawi not only illuminates the work's consistent equation between art and life, but he also sheds light on its underlying narrative power. His study offers a brilliant portrait of medieval Islam as well, especially its social, political, and economic institutions and its unique practices of storytelling.

Author : Fadwá Mālṭī Dūǧlās
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9004074856

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Structures of Avarice by Fadwá Mālṭī Dūǧlās Pdf

Author : Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Jarīr al-Ṭabarī
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0887060587

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The History of al-Ṭabarī Vol. 32 by Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Jarīr al-Ṭabarī Pdf

The 20 years' caliphate of al-Maʾmūn began as a stormy period in Middle Eastern history; after the comparatively peaceful reign of his father Hārūn al-Rashīd, the caliphate was plunged into violent civil warfare in both Iraq and Arabia, involving the sons of al-Rashīd, rivals for the supreme authority, and various other sectarian rebels and aspirants for power. Yet once peace was secured and the caliphate lands united once more, al-Maʾmūn's reign settled down into one of the most exciting and innovative of the mediaeval caliphate. The Caliph himself was a highly cultivated man who possessed a keen intellectual curiosity and who interested himself in the practical sciences, astronomy and mathematics. He also encouraged the translating of Greek philosophical, scientific and medical works from Greek and Syriac into Arabic and involved himself in theological controversies in which the dialectical techniques of the Greek thinkers were to figure. Ṭabarī's history of this period constitutes a prime source for political and military history. His racy and vivid style, including many verbatim conversations and documents, brings the Caliphate of al-Maʾmūn very much alive. A discounted price is available when purchasing the entire 39-volume History of al-Ṭabarī set. Contact SUNY Press for more information.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780791497203

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The History of al-Ṭabarī Vol. 32 by Anonim Pdf

The 20 years' caliphate of al-Maʾmūn began as a stormy period in Middle Eastern history; after the comparatively peaceful reign of his father Hārūn al-Rashīd, the caliphate was plunged into violent civil warfare in both Iraq and Arabia, involving the sons of al-Rashīd, rivals for the supreme authority, and various other sectarian rebels and aspirants for power. Yet once peace was secured and the caliphate lands united once more, al-Maʾmūn's reign settled down into one of the most exciting and innovative of the mediaeval caliphate. The Caliph himself was a highly cultivated man who possessed a keen intellectual curiosity and who interested himself in the practical sciences, astronomy and mathematics. He also encouraged the translating of Greek philosophical, scientific and medical works from Greek and Syriac into Arabic and involved himself in theological controversies in which the dialectical techniques of the Greek thinkers were to figure. Ṭabarī's history of this period constitutes a prime source for political and military history. His racy and vivid style, including many verbatim conversations and documents, brings the Caliphate of al-Maʾmūn very much alive. A discounted price is available when purchasing the entire 39-volume History of al-Ṭabarī set. Contact SUNY Press for more information.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-18
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780674727786

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Baghdad by Anonim Pdf

Baghdad: The City in Verse captures the essence of life lived in one of the world’s great enduring metropolises. In this unusual anthology, Reuven Snir offers original translations of more than 170 Arabic poems—most of them appearing for the first time in English—which represent a cross-section of genres and styles from the time of Baghdad’s founding in the eighth century to the present day. The diversity of the fabled city is reflected in the Bedouin, Muslim, Christian, Kurdish, and Jewish poets featured here, including writers of great renown and others whose work has survived but whose names are lost to history. Through the prism of these poems, readers glimpse many different Baghdads: the city built on ancient Sumerian ruins, the epicenter of Arab culture and Islam’s Golden Age under the enlightened rule of Harun al-Rashid, the bombed-out capital of Saddam Hussein’s fallen regime, the American occupation, and life in a new but unstable Iraq. With poets as our guides, we visit bazaars, gardens, wine parties, love scenes (worldly and mystical), brothels, prisons, and palaces. Startling contrasts emerge as the day-to-day cacophony of urban life is juxtaposed with eternal cycles of the Tigris, and hellish winds, mosquitoes, rain, floods, snow, and earthquakes are accompanied by somber reflections on invasions and other catastrophes. Documenting the city’s 1,250-year history, Baghdad: The City in Verse shows why poetry has been aptly called the public register of the Arabs.

Author : Masud Hamdan
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781837641949

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Poetics, Politics and Protest in Arab Theatre by Masud Hamdan Pdf

Highlights the merit of the Syrian playwrights, Durayd Lahham and Muhammad al-Maghout, whose plays are representative of the Arab theatrical realisation, in general, and Syrian protest plays, in particular. This book portrays their works that combine art with politics, lower class-consciousness and identity with Pan-Arab nationalism.

Author : Julie Scott Meisami,Paul Starkey
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0415185718

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Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature by Julie Scott Meisami,Paul Starkey Pdf

This reference work covers the classical, transitional and modern periods. Editors and contributors cover an international scope of Arabic literature in many countries.

Author : L. Marlow
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780748696994

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Counsel for Kings: Wisdom and Politics in Tenth-Century Iran by L. Marlow Pdf

This book studies the Counsel for Kings as an illuminating commentary on the milieu and polity in which it was written and as a composition that seeks to persuade by drawing allusions between the diverse repertoire of wisdom literature available to the author and his audience and the circumstances of the author’s time and place.

Author : Louise Marlow
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780748696918

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Counsel for Kings: Wisdom and Politics in Tenth-Century Iran by Louise Marlow Pdf

This book studies the Counsel for Kings as an illuminating commentary on the milieu and polity in which it was written and as a composition that seeks to persuade by drawing allusions between the diverse repertoire of wisdom literature available to the author and his audience and the circumstances of the author's time and place.

Author : Philip F Kennedy
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781474413732

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Recognition in the Arabic Narrative Tradition by Philip F Kennedy Pdf

According to Aristotle, a well-crafted recognition scene is one of the basic constituents of a successful narrative. It is the point when hidden facts and identities come to light-in the classic instance, a son discovers in horror that his wife is his mother and his children are his siblings. Aristotle coined the term 'anagnorisis' for the concept. In this book Philip F. Kennedy shows how 'recognition' is key to an understanding of how one reads values and meaning into, or out of, a story. He analyses texts and motifs fundamental to the Arabic literary tradition in five case studies: the Qur'an; the biography of Muhammad; Joseph in classical and medieval re-tellings; the 'deliverance from adversity' genre and picaresque narratives.

Author : Sholeh A. Quinn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108842211

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Persian Historiography across Empires by Sholeh A. Quinn Pdf

The comparative study of Persian historiography of the early modern Islamic empires, the Ottomans, Safavids and Mughals, presenting in-depth case analyses alongside a wide array of primary sources to illustrate the extensive universe of literary-historical writing that Persian historiography can be found within.

Author : Clifford Edmund Bosworth
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9004043926

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The Mediaeval Islamic Underworld by Clifford Edmund Bosworth Pdf

Author : H. A. R. Gibb,E. van Donzel,P. J. Bearman,J. van Lent
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Art
ISBN : 9004106332

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The Encyclopaedia of Islam by H. A. R. Gibb,E. van Donzel,P. J. Bearman,J. van Lent Pdf

Oleg Grabar, 'Michael Meinecke and His Last Book.' Thomas Leisten, 'Mashhad al-Nasr: Monuments of War and Victory in Medieval Islamic Art.' Jere L. Bacharach, 'Marwanid Umayyad Building Activities: Speculations on Patronage.' Nuha N.N. Khoury, 'The Meaning of the Great Mosque of Cordoba in the Tenth Century.' Nasser Rabbat, 'Al-Azhar Mosque: An Architectural Chronicle of Cairo's History.' Howyda N. Al-Harithy, 'The Complex of Sultan Hasan in Cairo: Reading between the Lines.' Michael Cooperson, 'Baghdad in Rhetoric and Narrative.' Aptullah Kuran, 'A Spatial Study of Three Ottoman Capitals: Bursa, Edirne, and Istanbul.' Filiz aĥman and Zeren Tanindi, 'Remarks on Some Manuscripts at the Topkapi Palace Treasury in the Context of Ottoman-Safavid Relations.' Yildirim Yavuz, 'The 1922-26 Restoration Project of the Masjid al-Aqsa by Mimar Kemalettin.' Anthony Welch, 'A Medieval Center of Learning in India: The Haus Khas in Delhi.' Alpay zdural, 'On Interlocking Similar or Corresponding Figures and Ornamental Patterns of Cubic Equations.'