The performing arts in medieval Islam : shadow play and popular poetry in Ibn Daniyal's Mamluk Cairo /

This is a study of the life and work of Ibn Dāniyāl (d. 1310), a Cairo-based eye doctor, poet, playwright, court jester, and arguably one of the most controversial cultural figures of his time. Drawing on medieval Arabic sources, many still in manuscript and some used for the first time, the author...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Guo, Li, 1956-

مؤلفون آخرون: Ibn Dānīyāl, Muḥammad, 1249 or 50-1310 or 11.

التنسيق: كتاب الكتروني

اللغة: English

منشور في: Leiden ; Boston : Brill. c2012.

سلاسل: Islamic History and Civilization 93.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2012, ISBN: 9789004223295.

الموضوعات:

IIbn Dānīyāl, Muḥammad, > 1249 or 50-1310 or 11 > Criticism and interpretation.

Arabic poetry > 1258-1800 > History and criticism.

Shadow shows > Egypt > Cairo > History > 13th century.