Writing and representation in medieval Islam : Muslim horizons / edited by Julia Bray.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bray, Julia.

Series:

Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arabic literature--750-1258--History and criticism.

Arabic literature.

Arabic literature--1258-1800--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With contributions from specialists in different areas of classical Islamic thought, this accessible volume explores the ways in which medieval Muslims saw, interpreted and represented the world around them in their writings. Focusing mainly on the eighth to tenth centuries AD, known as the 'formative period of Islamic thought', the book examines historiography, literary prose and Arabic prose genres which do not fall neatly into either category.Filling a gap in the literature by providing detailed discussions of both primary texts and recent scholarship, Writing and Repre

Contents:

Book Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Note on Conventions; 1. Ibn Zunbul and the Romance of History; 2. History, Fiction and Authorship in the First Centuries of Islam; 3. Writing Medieval Women: Representations and Misrepresentations; 4. Al-Jahiz's Kitab Al-Bayan Wa Al-Tabyin; 5. The Maqamat as a Nexus of Interests: Reflections on Abdelfattah Kilito's Les Seances; 6. The Physical World and the Writer's Eye: Al-Tanukhi and Medicine; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-17153-6

1-134-17154-4

1-280-50612-1

9786610506125

0-203-08809-3

9780203088098

OCLC:

475994800