The history, poetry, and genealogy of the Yemen: the Akhbar of Abid b. Sharya al-Jurhumi

Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The Akhbar al-Yaman -- 'Abid b. Sharya and his Akhbar -- The contents of Akhbar -- The poems -- Authenticity and dating -- The manuscripts and editions of Akhbar -- The complete & perfect history of 'Abid b. Sharya al-Jurhumi -- On th...

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Subtitles:Aḫbār ʿUbaid Ibn-Šarya al-Ǧurhumī fī aḫbār al-Yaman wa-ašʿārihā wa-ansābihā
Main Author: Crosby, Elise W. (Author)
Contributors: Ǧurhumī, ʿUbaid Ibn-Šarya al- -686 (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Arabic
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Published: Piscataway, NJ Gorgias Press 2007
In: Gorgias dissertations / Arabic and Islamic studies (1 = 24 [d. Gesamtw.])
Year: 2007
Edition:1. Gorgias Press ed.
Series/Journal:Gorgias dissertations / Arabic and Islamic studies 1 = 24 [d. Gesamtw.]
Gorgias dissertations 24
Further subjects:B Arabic Literature Early works to 1800 Yemen
B ʿUbayd ibn Sharīyah d. ca. 686
B Yemen Early works to 1800 History
B Arabic Literature Yemen
B Thesis
B Yemen History
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Summary:Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The Akhbar al-Yaman -- 'Abid b. Sharya and his Akhbar -- The contents of Akhbar -- The poems -- Authenticity and dating -- The manuscripts and editions of Akhbar -- The complete & perfect history of 'Abid b. Sharya al-Jurhumi -- On the history, poetry, and genealogy of the Yemen -- Remarks on the preparation of the translation -- The introduction of Akhbar -- And the cycle of the dispersion of Sam's descendants -- The story of the destruction of the 'Ad -- The story of the last 'Ad -- The story of the Thamud -- Comparative register of poems -- Introduction -- Poems occurring in Akhbar and Tijan -- Poems of well-known poets quoted in Akhbar -- The Arabic text of 'Abid's Akhbar -- Pages 311-496 of the Hyderabad edition -- Bibliography -- Index of references
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Text teilw. engl., teilw. arab. in arab. Schr