Language & Literature

ISBN: 9780906094693
Published by : Gibb Memorial Trust
Series: Gibb Memorial Trust Arabic Studies
Takhyil is a term from Arabic poetics denoting the evocation of images. It has a broad spectrum of connotations throughout classical philosophical poetics and rhetoric, and it is closely linked to the Greek concept of phantasia. This volume is... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780906094563
Published by : Gibb Memorial Trust
Series: Gibb Memorial Trust Arabic Studies
Ibn Rushd, known to Christian Europe as Averroes, came from Córdoba in Spain and lived from 1126 to 1198. He is regarded as the last great Arab philosopher in the Classical tradition, and, under the patronage of the Almohad ruler Abu Ya'quib Yu... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780754640783
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Ltd
The Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir (1160-1233 AD), entitled "al-Kamil fi'l-Ta'rikh", is one of the outstanding sources for the history of the mediaeval world, covering the whole sweep of Islamic history almost up to the death of its author. This vol... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780754669517
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Ltd
The Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir (1160-1233 AD), entitled "al-Kamil fi'l-Ta'rikh", is one of the outstanding sources for the history of the mediaeval world, covering the whole sweep of Islamic history almost up to the death of its author. This vol... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780906094648
Published by : Gibb Memorial Trust
Series: Gibb Memorial Trust Arabic Studies
The Qur'an is the sacred book of Islam. For Muslims it is the word of God revealed in Arabic by the archangel Gabriel to the Prophet Muhammad, and thence to mankind. Originally it was delivered orally: traditional sources indicate that Muhammad... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780906094631
Published by : Gibb Memorial Trust
Series: Gibb Memorial Trust Arabic Studies
The Qur'an is the sacred book of Islam. For Muslims it is the word of God revealed in Arabic by the archangel Gabriel to the Prophet Muhammad, and thence to mankind. Originally it was delivered orally: traditional sources indicate that Muhammad... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521539340
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Introducing the Qur'an to an English-speaking audience takes a great leap forward with this new companion from Cambridge University Press. The book comprises fourteen essays which cover the formation of the Qur'an text, its themes and topics, ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781598742107
Published by : Left Coast Press
There is generally a gap in the historiography of ancient Egypt between classical writers and sources relating to the travels of later Europeans studying Egyptian culture. This book seeks to fill that gap by collating and consulting evidence fr... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521822435
Published by : Cambridge University Press
This anthology of writings aims to demonstrate to students that Islamic philosophy played a vital role in the rejuvenation of western philosophy as a whole. Khalidi has chosen extracts from four key texts, selected for being both representative... .... Learn More