Islamic Reflections, Arabic Musings: Studies in Honour of Alan Jones
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Fifteen essays on literature, linguistics, history and epigraphy. Contents include: Maysir-gambling in early Arabic poetry (N Jamil); the Qu'ran as a source of law: the case of zakat (alms-tax) (Y Dutton); On the difficulty of knowing medieval Arab authors: the case of Abu I-Faraj and pseudo-Isfahani (H Kilpatrick); Mahfuz's urban battlegrounds (R Ostle); Inscriptions of companions of the prophet in the Merv Oasis (V Porter); Muslim jizya-payers in Christian Sicily (J Johns); The Mu'allaqat in the west: a brief bibliographical survey (H Bleaney); Theomnestus of Nicopolis, Hunayn ibn Ishaq, and the beginnings of Islamic veterinary science (R Hoyland); Historians and the Arabic biographical dictionary (P Auchterlonie).
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:090609450X
ISBN13:9780906094501
Release Date:July 2004
Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
Length:300 Pages
Weight:2.03 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 7.0" x 9.8"
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