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9789774244025

Arab and Islamic Studies in Honor of Marsden Jones

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  • ISBN13:

    9789774244025

  • ISBN10:

    9774244028

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1998-04-01
  • Publisher: Amer Univ in Cairo Pr
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Summary

The studies in this volume reflects the diversity of interests shown Dr. Marsden Jones (1920-92) who founded the Center for Arabic Studies at the American Univerisity of Cairo. This volume is bilingual, with nine essays in Englas and six in Arabic covering topics such as Islamic art and architecture, history, Islamic jurisprudence and Arabic literature.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors
Preface
The Gunbad-i Jabaliyya at Kirman and the Development of the Domed Octagon in Iranp. 1
Medieval Egyptian Wooden Combs: The Evidence from Fustatp. 13
The Visual Image of Nineteenth-Century Cairo: The British Discoveryp. 39
Some Observations on the Causes of the Decline of Basra's Trade in the Late Eighteenth Centuryp. 53
Bedouins and Mamluks in the Sinai Tradep. 61
Egypt 1760-1815: A Period of Enlightenment?p. 73
Family Trees and Archival Documents: A Case Study of Jerusalem's Bayt al-Dajanip. 95
Amidi on the Basis of Authority of Juristic Opinionp. 111
Hadith Isa ibn Hisham by al-Muwaylihi: Thirty Years Laterp. 117
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