Encyclopedia Of Arabic Literature

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

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Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Author : Julie Scott Meisami
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Release : 1998
File : 460 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0415185726


Encyclopedia Of Arabic Literature

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

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Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Author : Julie Scott Meisami
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Release : 1998
File : 438 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0415185718


The Undergraduate S Companion To Arab Writers And Their Web Sites

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This companion provides information on the lives and works of about 150 authors who write primarily in Arabic, covering the first known works of Arabic literature in the 5th and 6th centuries A.D. to the present day. While concentrating on literary authors, writers from the fields of history, geography, and philosophy are also represented. The individuals represented were chosen primarily from the Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature. Among the major authors are Najib Mahfuz, the 1988 Nobel laureate; Nawal Saadawi, the Egyptian physician who is the leading female literary author in the Arab world and the most frequently translated into English; Abu al-Ala' al-Ma'arri, the 11th century poet whose verses are taught to every Arab schoolchild; and Avicenna, the great physician and philosopher, transmitter and interpreter of Aristotle, whose work on medicine was long the standard not only in the Middle East but also (in Latin translation) in Europe. In addition, entries will be included for the anonymous romances so common in Arabic literature, such as The Arabian Nights, a cycle of stories perhaps even better known in the West than in the Arab world. Interest in the history and culture of the Arab world at U.S. universities has taken a quantum leap since the events of September 11, 2001. In this book, the author demonstrates that at least three major, distinct literary and cultural traditions are included within the fields of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies—Arabic, Persian, and Turkic. The Arabic tradition is the oldest, largest, and most widely dispersed. Undergraduate courses in Arabic literature and culture are now being taught at both lower- and upper-levels at many universities. Such courses are often used by undergraduates to fulfill basic educational requirements for their degrees. Students in such courses often have difficulty finding information on Arab writers, and this volume fills the void.

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Genre : Literary Criticism
Author : Dona S. Straley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release : 2004-08-30
File : 204 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780313058882


A Dictionary Of Arabic Literary Terms And Devices

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The Dictionary of Arabic Literary Terms covers the most important literary terms relevant to classical and modern Arabic literature. Its 300+ entries include technical terms and rhetorical devices, themes and motifs, concepts, historical eras, literary schools and movements, forms and genres, figures and institutions. Defining terms such as 'root-play', highlighting schools such as the Mahjar poets, and exploring concepts such as 'imaginary evocation', the dictionary introduces its readers to the specificities of the Arabic literary tradition. The dictionary is intended to meet the needs of the growing number of students studying Arabic in the English-speaking world, whose studies include Arabic literature from an early stage. This reference resource equips them to understand the nuances and complexities of the texts they encounter. It is an invaluable reference work for students of Arabic literature.

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Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
Author : Marlé Hammond
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Release : 2018-04-19
File : 192 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780192515308


Information Resources In The Humanities And The Arts

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This familiar guide to information resources in the humanities and the arts, organized by subjects and emphasizing electronic resources, enables librarians, teachers, and students to quickly find the best resources for their diverse needs. Authoritative, trusted, and timely, Information Resources in the Humanities and the Arts: Sixth Edition introduces new librarians to the breadth of humanities collections, experienced librarians to the nature of humanities scholarship, and the scholars themselves to a wealth of information they might otherwise have missed. This new version of a classic resource—the first update in over a decade—has been refreshed to account for the myriad of digital resources that have rewritten the rules of the reference and research world, and been expanded to include significantly increased coverage of world literature and languages. This book is invaluable for a wide variety of users: librarians in academic, public, school, and special library settings; researchers in religion, philosophy, literature, and the performing and visual arts; graduate students in library and information science; and teachers and students in humanities, the arts, and interdisciplinary degree programs.

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Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
Author : Anna H. Perrault Ph.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release : 2012-12-10
File : 482 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781610693271


Ibn Abi Tahir Tayfur And Arabic Writerly Culture

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Toorawa re-evaluates the literary history and landscape of third to ninth century Baghdad by demonstrating and emphasizing the significance of the important transition from a predominantly oral-aural culture to an increasingly literate one. This transformation had a profound influence on the production of learned and literary culture; modes of transmission of learning; nature and types of literary production; nature of scholarly and professional occupations and alliances; and ranges of meanings of certain key concepts, such as plagiarism. In order to better understand these, attention is focused on a central but understudied figure, Ibn Abi Tahir Tayfur (d. 280 to 893), a writer, schoolmaster, scholar and copyist, member of important literary circles, and a significant anthologist and chronicler. This book will appeal to anyone interested in Arabic literary culture and history, and those with an interest in books, writing, authorship and patronage.

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Genre : History
Author : Shawkat M. Toorawa
Publisher : Routledge
Release : 2004-08-02
File : 186 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781134430536


Encyclopedia Of Arabic Language And Linguistics A Ed

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The Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics is a major multi-volume reference work. It is a unique collaboration of hundreds of scholars from around the world and covers all relevant aspects of the study of Arabic, dealing with all levels of the language (pre-Classical Arabic, Classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic, Arabic vernaculars, mixed varieties of Arabic).

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Genre : Foreign Language Study
Author : Kees Versteegh
Publisher : Encyclopedia of Arabic Languag
Release : 2006
File : 696 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9004144730


Islam Global Christian Perspectives

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There are hundreds of books on Islam; after all, it is the second largest religion on the planet. Few, however, are the books written by Christian scholars of Islam who live and work in Muslim-majority countries. Here lies the value of this current volume. It addresses Islam, Islamic history, Islamic theology, and Christian-Muslim relations from global Christian perspectives where contributors describe experiences and narratives of conversations, obstacles, cohabitation, understanding, and cooperative efforts between Christians and Muslims in a variety of Middle Eastern, African, and Asian nations, including Egypt, Ghana, India, Jordan, Lebanon, and Nigeria. This book treats Islam academically and from a Christian standpoint. Authors discuss historical interactions between Christians and Muslims and, where relevant, current avenues for work for the common good.

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Genre : Religion
Author : Wageeh Mikhail
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release : 2024-07-30
File : 281 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9798385205264


Al Mu Ayyad Al Sh R Z And Fatimid Da Wa Poetry

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This study analyzes the committed religio-political poetry of al-Muʾayyad al-Shīrāzī, chief missionary for the Fatimids in the fifth/eleventh century, demonstrating his founding of the tradition of "Fatimid daʿwa (religious mission) poetry” that has flourished after him for a thousand years.

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Genre : History
Author : Tahera Qutbuddin
Publisher : BRILL
Release : 2005-05-01
File : 429 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9789047406365


The Comparative Perspective

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The book is the third and concluding part of the investigation on Submerged literature in ancient Greece and beyond. The book expands the inquiry to a comparative perspective, in order to test the validity and usefulness of the hermeneutical approach in other fields and cultures. The comparative case studies deal with gnostic text, Qumran texts, the Hebrew Bible, Early Christianity, Cuneiform Texts, Arabic-Islamic literature, ancient Rome, Medieval China, and contemporary southern Italy. The volume tackles themes and questions relating to author and authorship, cultural translation and transmission, the interaction between orality and literacy, myth and folktale. A particular emphasis is given to anthropological themes and methods. In this vein, the book further explores dynamics of emergence and submersion in ancient Greece, including cultural trends promoted respectively by Sparta and Athens. The volume provides the reader with a wide range of tools and methodological suggestions to reconstruct literary phenomena and cultural processes in a given historical epoch and context, as well as offering new insights for both classical and comparative studies.

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Genre : Literary Criticism
Author : Andrea Ercolani
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release : 2016-03-21
File : 286 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9783110428650