Islamic Reflections, Arabic Musings: Studies in Honour of Alan Jones

by Philip F. Kennedy

Fifteen essays on literature, linguistics, history and epigraphy. Contents include: Maysir-gambling in early Arabic poetry (N Jamil); the Qu'ran as a source of law: the case of zakat (alms-tax) (Y Dutton); On the difficulty of knowing medieval Arab authors: the case of Abu I-Faraj and pseudo-Isfahani (H Kilpatrick); Mahfuz's urban battlegrounds (R Ostle); Inscriptions of companions of the prophet in the Merv Oasis (V Porter); Muslim jizya-payers in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 090609450X
• ISBN13: 9780906094501
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 2.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 9.8"