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Arabic Literary Culture, 500-925
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Pages: 488
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Presents information on literary writers from the Arab world from the period of 500 to 925. Includes evaluations of the influence of the works.
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The City Lament
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Concubines and Courtesans
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Authors: Matthew S. Gordon
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Concubines and Courtesans contains sixteen essays that consider, from a variety of viewpoints, enslaved and freed women across medieval and pre-modern Islamic s
Concubines and Courtesans
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Authors: Matthew Gordon
Categories: History
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Concubines and Courtesans contains sixteen essays on enslaved and freed women across medieval and pre-modern Islamic social history. The essays consider questio