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PublisherHarvard University, Center for Middle Eastern Studies
ISBN-100932885136
ISBN-139780932885135
eBay Product ID (ePID)384006
Product Key Features
Number of Pages551 Pages
Publication NameBook of Gifts and Rarities (Kitāb Al-Hadāyā Wa Al-Tuḥaf) : Selections Compiled in the Fifteenth Century from an Eleventh-Century Manuscript on Gifts and Treasures
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1996
SubjectEthnic Studies / General, Middle East / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorGhada Hijjawi Qaddumi
Subject AreaSocial Science, History
SeriesHarvard Middle Eastern Monographs
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight23.4 Oz
Item Length0.8 in
Item Width0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN96-083629
ReviewsThis book, which casts light on many areas of life in the medieval Muslim world, will undoubtedly be useful to social, economic and art historians interested in the period., This is a magnificent book on the fascinating subject of exchange of gifts between different strata of society involving lite and commoners, including Muslim rulers and their foreign counterparts, courtiers, governors, ministers, chieftains and army commanders, on a variety of occasions...The translator's attempt to define the Arabic terms for various things and gifts alone should merit wider recognition. It has been a labour of love to bring Book of Gifts and Rarities to print and to give the flavour of the original. As a critical edition and translation it has few parallels in contemporary Arabic scholarship...Ghada al-Qaddumi's version of Gifts and Rarities illustrates refined taste in high society under Islamic rule, besides shedding light on related historical topics, such as estates owned by the Prophet's Companions, the enviable inheritances of Muslim ladies famous in Islamic history, and the booty won by Muslim armies in historic battles...This book gives the reader a feeling of pride and joy in the Islamic heritage...It is a treasure of cultural history., This is a magnificent book on the fascinating subject of exchange of gifts between different strata of society involving élite and commoners, including Muslim rulers and their foreign counterparts, courtiers, governors, ministers, chieftains and army commanders, on a variety of occasions...The translator's attempt to define the Arabic terms for various things and gifts alone should merit wider recognition. It has been a labour of love to bring Book of Gifts and Rarities to print and to give the flavour of the original. As a critical edition and translation it has few parallels in contemporary Arabic scholarship...Ghada al-Qaddumi's version of Gifts and Rarities illustrates refined taste in high society under Islamic rule, besides shedding light on related historical topics, such as estates owned by the Prophet's Companions, the enviable inheritances of Muslim ladies famous in Islamic history, and the booty won by Muslim armies in historic battles...This book gives the reader a feeling of pride and joy in the Islamic heritage...It is a treasure of cultural history., This is a magnificent book on the fascinating subject of exchange of gifts between different strata of society involving _lite and commoners, including Muslim rulers and their foreign counterparts, courtiers, governors, ministers, chieftains and army commanders, on a variety of occasions...The translator's attempt to define the Arabic terms for various things and gifts alone should merit wider recognition. It has been a labour of love to bring Book of Gifts and Rarities to print and to give the flavour of the original. As a critical edition and translation it has few parallels in contemporary Arabic scholarship...Ghada al-Qaddumi's version of Gifts and Rarities illustrates refined taste in high society under Islamic rule, besides shedding light on related historical topics, such as estates owned by the Prophet's Companions, the enviable inheritances of Muslim ladies famous in Islamic history, and the booty won by Muslim armies in historic battles...This book gives the reader a feeling of pride and joy in the Islamic heritage...It is a treasure of cultural history.
Series Volume Number29
IllustratedYes
Table Of ContentForewords by Oleg Grabar and Annemarie Schimmel Acknowledgments Note to the Reader PART 1: INTRODUCTION PART 2: TRANSLATION The Author's Preface 1. Chapter on Gifts(Paragraphs 1-106) 2. Chapter on Expenditures on Famous Wedding Banquets and Memorable Parties (Paragraphs 107-132) 3. Chapter on Famous Circumcision Feasts and Well-known Celebrations for Proficiency in Reading the Qur'an (Paragraphs 133-158) 4. Chapter on Notable Days and Gatherings on Special Occasions and Crowded Festivities (Paragraphs 159-174) 5. Chapter on Exotic Objects and Safeguarded Treasures (Paragraphs 175-358) 6. Chapter on Booty in Conquests and Shares in Raids (Paragraphs 359-367) 7. Chapter on References to Treasures, Treasure Troves, Ancient Buried Treasures, and to [the People] Who Found Them (Paragraphs 368-369) 8. Chapter on Expenditures (Paragraphs 370-414) PART 3: NOTES TO THE TRANSLATION Bibliography List of Abbreviations Glossary Appendices 9. TOPICALLY ARRANGED LIST OF CONTENTS 10. SUMMARIES OF THE PARAGRAPHS 11. SUGGESTED REARRANGEMENT OF HAMIDULLAH'S PARAGRAPH DIVISIONS 12. CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE Indices A. PEOPLE B. PLACES C. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Ground Plan for the Palace at Bakuwara Maps of the Islamic World About the Editor
SynopsisThis work is a translation and study of a ninth- through fifteenth-century manuscript, Kitab al-Hadaya wa al-Tuaf . The manuscript furnishes a wealth of varied information offering insights into the period immediately preceding Islam and extending through the first four centuries of Islamic rule., This work is a translation and study of a ninth- through fifteenth-century manuscript, a selection from a medieval book, Kitab al-Hadaya wa al-Tuaf ( Book of Gifts and Rarities ), edited by Muhammad Hamidullah. The manuscript furnishes a wealth of varied information offering insights into the period immediately preceding Islam and extending through the first four centuries of Islamic rule. The book provides valuable information on "gifts" exchanged on various occasions between Islamic rulers and their foreign counterparts. "Rarities" form a part of the gifts; some of them are marvels, others are mythical. The manuscript is an invaluable source of information in many fields. It abounds with technical references and details in various areas of Islamic art, which renders it unique as a reference. The extensive detailed treatment, in the context of the overall material culture, provides a particularly rich source of information for those working both in the specific field of Islamic art and in that of Islamic culture as a whole.
LC Classification NumberNK1270.K5713 1996
