Leg over leg or The turtle in the tree : concerning the Fāriyāq, what manner of creature might he be /
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4 volumes ; 24 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9780814729373 (v. 1 : hardcover : acid-free paper)
9780814769843 (v. 2 : hardcover : acid-free paper)
9781479842247 (v. 3 : hardcover : acid-free paper)
9781479875757 (v. 4 : hardcover : acid-free paper)
The Arabic manuscript tradition : a glossary of technical terms and bibliography /
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Covering the entire spectrum of Arabic manuscripts, and especially the handwritten book, this book consists of a glossary of technical terms and a bibliography. The technical terms, collected from a variety of sources, embrace a vast range of topics dealing with the making and reading (studying) of Arabic manuscripts. They include: the Arabic scripts, penmanship, writing materials and implements, the make-up of the codex, copying and correction, decoration and bookbinding. A similar coverage is reflected in the bibliography. In view of the fact that, as yet, there is no concise monograph on Arabic manuscripts in the English language, this book is an important contribution to this field. And, since Arabic manuscripts represent an enormous resource for research, this work is an indispensable reference for all students of Islamic civilization.
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1 online resource (xvi, 269 pages) :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789047400844 :
0169-9423 ; :
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Storytelling in Chefchaouen Northern Morocco : an annotated study of oral performance with transliterations and translations /
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Storytelling in Chefchaouen Northern Morocco includes two sets of tales told by two different storytellers with an annotated study of the oral performance, transliterations and translations. The purpose is to preserve a part of the region's oral tradition of storytelling in the vernacular language in which it has been transmitted, presenting the original texts with parallel English translation. In addition, the cultural, literary, and linguistic background necessary for understanding this body of oral performance is given. A combination of disciplines (anthropology, philology, sociolinguistics, dialectology, comparative literature, ethnography, typology) is applied to the linguistic and literary features of the present corpus.
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Consists of thirteen folktales and two poems narrated by a man, and nine folktales, four lullabies, and one song told by a woman. :
1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004279131 :
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
A descriptive and comparative grammar of Andalusi Arabic /
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Andalusi Arabic is a close-knit bundle of Neo-Arabic dialects resulting from interference by Ibero-Romance stock and interaction of some Arabic dialects. These dialects are mostly Northern but there are also some Southern and hybrid ones, brought along to the Iberian Peninsula in the eighth century A.D. by an invading army of some thousands of Arab tribesmen who, in the company of a much larger number of partially Arabicized Berbers, all of them fighting men alone, succeeded in establishing Islamic political rule and Arab cultural supremacy for a long while over these lands. The study of Andalusi Arabic is of enormous interest to the Arabic dialectologist, as well as a subject of paramount importance to those concerned with the medieval literatures and cultures of Western Europe.
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1 online resource (xxii, 274 pages) :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004230279 :
0169-9423 ; :
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Arabic-English dictionary of Qur'anic usage /
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The Qur'an is the living source of all Islamic teaching, and is of singular importance to those interested in Islam and the study of religions. Despite this, there exists a long-felt lack of research tools for English first-language speakers who wish to access the Qur'an in the original Arabic. The Dictionary of Qur'anic Usage is the first comprehensive, fully-researched and contextualised Arabic-English dictionary of Qur'anic usage, compiled in accordance with modern lexicographical methods by scholars who have a lifelong immersion in Qur'anic Studies. Based on Classical Arabic dictionaries and Qur'an commentaries, this work also emphasises the role of context in determining the meaning-scatter of each vocabulary item. Illustrative examples from Qur'anic verses are provided in support of the definitions given for each context in which a particular word occurs, with cross-references to other usages. Frequently occurring grammatical particles are likewise thoroughly explained, insofar as they are used in conveying various nuances of meaning in the text.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9789047423775 :
Available to subscribing member institutions only.