Approaches to the study of pre-modern Arabic anthologies
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Approaches to the study of pre-modern Arabic anthologies
（Islamic history and civilization, . Studies and texts ; v. 180）
Brill, c2021
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Based on the conference held at the American University of Beirut, May 10-12, 2018
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- The ʿIqd al-farīd by Ibn ʿAbd Rabbih : the birth of a classic / Isabel Toral
- "I begin with the kings" : contextualizing knowledge in Ibn Bassām's al-Dhakhīra / Enass Khansa
- Towards a reconstruction of Abū Naṣr al-Bāhilī's K. Abyāt al-maʿānī / David Larsen
- A house in words : Al-Ghuzūlī as author's alternate / Boutheina Khaldi
- Diagramming the bedroom sciences in ʿAlī ibn Naṣr al-Kātib's Jawāmiʿ al-ladhdha / Jeremy Kurzyniec
- Reflections on song, manuscript #144 and the social life of Kunnāsh al-Ḥāʾik : a study in social codicology / Carl Davila
- Ibn Abī l-Dunyā (d. 281/894) on death and dying / Lyall Armstrong
- Educating for the sake of equilibrium : Ibn Qutayba's (d. 276/889) ʿUyūn al-akhbār as an intellectual tool for moderating "religion" and piety / Hans-Peter Pökel
- Quranic exegesis as poetry anthology : heavenly wine in the exegesis and fictive Maqāmas of Ibn Nāqiyā (d. 485/1092) / Matthew L. Keegan
- The Faḍāʾil of Jerusalem books as anthologies / Suleiman A. Mourad
- Ideological dimensions of geographical anthologies : the case of ʿUmāra al-Yamanī (d. 569/1174) in the Kharīdat al-qaṣr / Nathaniel A. Miller
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Literary anthology is a general category of adab that encompasses a range of compilations which has enjoyed tremendous popularity in Arabic literature, probably like no other literature of the world. The aim of this volume is to raise and discuss questions about the different approaches to the study of pre-modern Arabic anthologies from the perspectives of philology, religion, history, geography, and literature.
Contributors: Lyall Armstrong, Carl Davila, Matthew L. Keegan, Boutheina Khaldi, Enass Khansa, Jeremy Kurzyniec, David Larsen, Nathaniel A. Miller, Suleiman A. Mourad, Hans-Peter Poekel, Isabel Toral
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
Part 1 Compilation, Authorship, and Readership
1 The 'Iqd al-farid by Ibn 'Abd Rabbih: The Birth of a Classic
Isabel Toral
2 "I Begin with the Kings:" Contextualizing Knowledge in Ibn Bassam's al-Dhakhira
Enass Khansa
3 Towards a Reconstruction of Abu Nasr al-Bahili's K. Abyat al-ma'ani
David Larsen
4 A House in Words: Al-Ghuzuli as Author's Alternate
Boutheina Khaldi
Part 2 Pleasure
5 Diagramming the Bedroom Sciences in 'Ali ibn Nasr al-Katib's Jawami' al-ladhdha
Jeremy Kurzyniec
6 Reflections on Song, Manuscript #144 and the Social Life of Kunnash al-Ha'ik: A Study in Social Codicology
Carl Davila
Part 3 Religion and Education
7 Ibn Abi al-Dunya (d. 281/894) on Death and Dying
Lyall Armstrong
8 Educating for the Sake of Equilibrium: Ibn Qutayba's (d. 276/889) 'Uyun al-akhbar as an Intellectual Tool for Moderating "Religion" and Piety
Hans-Peter Poekel
9 Quranic Exegesis as Poetry Anthology: Heavenly Wine in the Exegesis and Fictive Maqamas of Ibn Naqiya (d. 485/1092)
Matthew L. Keegan
Part 4 Geography
10 The Fada'il of Jerusalem Books as Anthologies
Suleiman A. Mourad
11 Ideological Dimensions of Geographical Anthologies: The Case of 'Umara al-Yamani (d. 569/1174) in the Kharidat al-qasr*
Nathaniel A. Miller
Index
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