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The book of monasteries / Al-Shābushtī, edited and translated by Hilary Kilpatrick.

De Gruyter New York University Press Complete eBook-Package 2023 Available online

Format:: Book
Author/Creator:: Shābushtī, ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad, author.
Contributor:: Kilpatrick, Hilary, editor.
Series:: Library of Arabic Literature Series
Language:: English
Subjects (All):: Monasteries--Middle East--Early works to 1800.; Monasteries.; Monasteries--Middle East--Poetry--Early works to 1800.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource (560 pages)
Edition:: 1st ed.
Place of Publication:: NYU Press 2023; New York : New York University Press, [2023]
Language Note:: In English and Arabic.
Summary:: "A literary anthology of poetry and anecdotes related to Christian monasteries of the medieval Middle East"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:: Intro; Letter from the General Editor; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Maps; Note on the Text; Notes to the Introduction; The Book of Monasteries; The Durmālis Monastery; The Samālū Monastery; The Monastery of the Foxes; The Monastery of the Catholicos; The Monastery of the Confessors; Ushmūnī's Monastery; Sābur's Monastery; The Monastery of Qūṭā (the Flock); The Monastery of Mār Jirjis (Saint George); Bāshahrā Monastery (The House of Vigils); The Sisters' Monastery; The Monastery in ʿAlth; The Virgins' Monastery; Al-Sūsī's Monastery; The Monastery of Mār Mārī; The Monastery of Mār Yuḥannā (Saint John); The Monastery of Ṣabbāʿī; Al-Aʿlā Monastery; The Monastery of Yūnus ibn Mattā (Jonah Son of Amittai); The Devils' Monastery; The Zaʿfarān (Saffron) Monastery; The Monastery of Aḥwīshā (the Anchorite); The Fīq Monastery; The Monastery of Mount Tabor; The Bactrians' Monastery; The Monastery of Zakkā (Zacchaeus); The Monastery of Mār Sarjīs (Saint Sergius); Ibn Mazʿūq's Monastery; Sarjis's Monastery; The Bishops' Monasteries; The Shrine of al-Shatīq; The Monastery of Hind, Daughter of al-Nuʿmān ibn al-Mundhir; The Zurārah Monastery; The Monastery of Mār Yawnān; Qunnā's Monastery, Also Known as the Monastery of Mār Mārī the Apostle; The Monastery of Kaskar; The Monasteries of Egypt That People Visit for Drink and Recreation; The Quṣayr Monastery; The Monastery of Mār Ḥannā (Saint John); The Nahyā Monastery; The Monastery of Ṭamwayh; The Monasteries Where Miracles Are Performed According to What Those Living There Have Said and Described; The Scarabs' Monastery; The Rabies Monastery; The Tar Spring Monastery; The Monastery of Mār Tūmā (Saint Thomas); The Bāṭā Monastery; The Monastery of Mār Shimʿūn (Saint Simeon) near Sinn.; The ʿAjjāj Monastery; The Jūdī Monastery; The Church of Mount Sinai; The Priory of Abū Hūr; The Monastery of Yuḥannas; The Priory of Itrīb; The Monastery in the Region of Akhmīm; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Further Reading; Index of Arabic Poetry; Index; About NYU Abu Dhabi Institute; About this E-book; Titles Published by the Library of Arabic Literature; About the Editor-Translator.
Notes:: Description based on print version record.; Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Format:: Print version: al-Shābushtī The Book of Monasteries
ISBN:: 1-4798-2575-1

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