Language & Literature
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Al-Mansur's Book On Hunting [Paperback]
Terence Clark (Author);Muawiya Derhalli (Author)
£18.00ISBN: 9780856687440
Published by : Aris & Phillips
Series: A & P MIDDLE EAST STUDIES
The original manuscript of On Hunting was presented to the Hafsid Sultan of North Africa al-Mustansir bi-Allah, known as al-Mansur, in 1247. He was a passionate hunter with Saluqis, falcons and other predators on his estate at Bizerte. The co... .... Learn More -
x Anthology of Philosophy in Persia: Vol.I [Hardback]
Seyyed Hossein Nasr (Author);M. Aminrazavi (Author)
£39.50ISBN: 9781845115418
Published by : Tauris & Co Ltd
The first of four volumes which aims to provide the West with a
comprehensive anthology of Persian philosophy, influential to
both the ancient and Islamic worlds, from the time of Zoroaster
until the 19th century. This volume cov... .... Learn More -
Homoeroticism in Classical Arabic Literature [Paperback]
J W Wright (Author);E K Rowson (Author)
Regular Price: £10.00
Special Price: £4.95
ISBN: 9780231105071
Published by : Columbia University Press
Eminent scholars including Franz Rosenthal, Everett K. Rowson, and Suzanne Pinckney Stetkevych explore the underlying meanings of masculine motifs in classical Arabic texts. .... Learn More -
The History of the Mazru'i Dynasty of Mombasa [Hardback]
J McL Ritchie (Author)
Regular Price: £27.50
Special Price: £9.95
ISBN: 9780197261583
Published by : British Academy
This history of the Mazru'i family, who ruled Mombasa for more than 100 years up to 1837, is published here in an English translation, together with the original Arabic text.It was written by the late Shaykh Al-Amin bin 'Ali Al Mazru'i, formerl... .... Learn More -
Christians and Moors in Spain. Vol 3: Arab sources [Paperback]
Charles Melville (Author); Ahmad Ubaydli (Author)
Regular Price: £15.00
Special Price: £3.95
ISBN: 9780856684500
Published by : Aris & Phillips
Series: A & P MIDDLE EAST STUDIES
The last two volumes in this series have looked at the confrontation between Christian and Moor in Medieval Spain exclusively from the Christian side.This book attemps to redress the balance by looking at many of the same incidents from the Mo... .... Learn More -
The Tragedy of Sohráb and Rostám [Paperback]
Jerome W. Clinton (Author)
£12.50ISBN: 9780295975672
Published by : University of Washington Press
The great Persian classsic known as Shahname , or the Book of Kings, completed in the eleventh century AD by the poet Abol-Qasem Ferdowsi, describes the pre-Islamic history of Persia from mythological times down to the invasion of the armies of... .... Learn More -
Document Forms for Official Orders of Appointment in the Mughal Empire [Hardback]
John F. Richards (Author)
Regular Price: £25.00
Special Price: £9.95
ISBN: 9780906094143
Published by : Gibb Memorial Trust
Series: Gibb Memorial Trust Persian Studies
Professor Richard's work is based on part of a manuscript in the British Library concerned with the revenues and administration of the later Mughal Empire, and datable to the reign of the Emperor Bahadur Shah I (AD 1708-1712). The section cover... .... Learn More -
The Mathnawi of Jalal'uddin Rumi, Vol 1, Persian Text [Hardback]
Jalalu'ddin Rumi (Author); Reynold A. Nicholson (Author)
£40.00ISBN: 9780906094242
Published by : Gibb Memorial Trust
Series: Gibb Memorial Trust Persian Studies
First of three volumes comprising a critical edition of the earliest manuscripts of Rumi's great poem, the Mathnawi , one of the great works of Muslim mysticism.
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The Mathnawi of Jalalu'ddin Rumi, Vol 3, Persian Text [Hardback]
Jalalu'ddin Rumi (Author); Reynold A. Nicholson (Author)
£40.00ISBN: 9780906094259
Published by : Gibb Memorial Trust
Series: Gibb Memorial Trust Persian Studies
The second of three volumes presenting the earliest text of this great poem of Muslim mysticism. Persian text. .... Learn More -
The Mathnawi of Jalalu'ddin Rumi, Vols 1, 3, 5, Persian Text (set) [Hardback]
Jalalu'ddin Rumi (Author);Reynold A. Nicholson (Author)
£99.00ISBN: 9780906094266
Published by : Gibb Memorial Trust
A three volume set of Nicholson's edition of the earliest manuscripts of Rumi's famous poem on Islamic mysticism. Persian text. .... Learn More