A literary history of the Arabs
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A literary history of the Arabs
(The Kegan Paul Arabia library, 4)
Kegan Paul International, 1998
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 477-488) and index
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Description
A Literary History of the Arabs, published in 1907 and twice re-issued without alteration, now appears under new auspices, this is volume four. With an updated bibliography and an added appendix which includes a certain amount of supplementary matter.
Table of Contents
PREFACE, INTRODUCTION, I. SABA AND HIMYAR, II. THE HISTORY AND LEGENDS OF THE PAGAN ARABS, III. PRE-ISLAMIC POETRY, MANNERS, AND RELIGION, IV. THE PROPHET AND THE KORAN, V. THE ORTHODOX CALIPHATE AND THE UMAYYAD DYNASTY, VI. THE CALIPHS OF BAGHDAD, VII. POETRY, LITERATURE, AND SCIENCE IN THE 'ABBASID PERIOD, VIII. ORTHODOXY, FREE-THOUGHT, AND MYSTICISM, IX. THE ARABS IN EUROPE, X. FROM THE MONGOL INVASION TO THE PRESENT DAY, APPENDIX, BIBLIOGRAPHY, INDEX
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