Aspects of Islamic Civilization: As Depicted in the Original Texts

by Arberry,A J

• ISBN13: 9780415439039
• ISBN10: 0415439035
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-12-25
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

P Originally published in 1964, this volume gathers together extracts from many of Arberry's best-known works and supplements them with a selection of previously unpublished translations. The material therefore presents a vivid picture of the richness and variety of Islamic civilization from its origins to the late twentieth century. /P

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 9
Arabia Deserta	p. 19
The Speech of Allah	p. 32
The Sunna and the Successors	p. 52
Wisdom from the East	p. 72
Science from the West	p. 119
La dolce vita	p. 155
Religious counsels	p. 191
Mystical moments	p. 218
Lyrical interlude	p. 256
Faith and doubt	p. 279
Parable and anecdote	p. 308
The Art of Hafiz	p. 344
Two modern Egyptian poets	p. 359
The revolt of Islam	p. 378
Bibliography	p. 404
Index	p. 406
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