The Book of Charlatans /

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"A comprehensive guide to trickery and scams as practiced in the thirteenth century in the cities of the Middle East, especially in Syria and Egypt"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Jawbarī, ʻAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʻUmar, active 1216-1222 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Pomerantz, Maurice A. (Editor ), Chakraborty, S. A. (author of foreword.), Davies, Humphrey T. (Humphrey Taman) (Traductor), Dengler, Manuela (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Arabic
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Swindlers and swindling
Quacks and quackery
Impostors and imposture
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Middle Eastern.
Impostors and imposture > Islamic Empire.
Quacks and quackery > Islamic Empire.
Swindlers and swindling > Islamic Empire.
Islamic Empire
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Letter from the General Editor
  • Table of Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Map: al-Jawbarī's World: The Periphery
  • Map: al-Jawbarī's World: The Center
  • Note on the Text
  • Notes to the Introduction
  • The Book of Charlatans
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Expose of the Tricks of Fake Prophets
  • Chapter 2: Expose of the Tricks of Fake Shaykhs and Illusionists among the Dervishes, the Shaykhs, and "the Righteous"
  • Chapter 3: Expose of the Tricks of Fire-and-Brimstone Preachers
  • Chapter 4: Expose of the Tricks of Monks
  • Chapter 5: Expose of the Tricks of Jews and Others
  • Chapter 6: Expose of the Tricks of the Banū Sāsān
  • Chapter 7: Expose of the Tricks of Those Who Work Solomon's Ant
  • Chapter 8: Expose of the Tricks of Those Who Practice War and Bear Arms
  • Chapter 9: Expose of the Tricks of the People of the Kāf, That Is, Alchemy
  • Chapter 10: Expose of the Tricks of Apothecaries
  • Chapter 11: Expose of the Tricks of the People of the Mīm (Who Are Treasure Hunters Who Pretend to Have Access to Hoards of Wealth and Buried Treasure)
  • Chapter 12: Expose of the Tricks of Astrologers Who Ply Their Trade on the Highway
  • Chapter 13: Expose of the Tricks of Spirit Conjurors
  • Chapter 14: Expose of the Tricks of the Doctors Who Practice on the Highways
  • Chapter 15: Expose of the Tricks of Those Who Extract Worms from Teeth
  • Chapter 16: Expose of the Tricks of Eye Doctors Who Use Metal Instruments
  • Chapter 17: Expose of the Tricks of Those Who Dye Horses
  • Chapter 18: Expose of Their Tricks; Example: Those Who Dye Humans
  • Chapter 19: Expose of the Tricks of Those Who Manipulate Fire and Can Block Its Heat
  • Chapter 20: Expose of the Tricks of Those Who Concoct Artificial Foodstuffs
  • Chapter 21: Expose of the Tricks of Those Who Work Knockout Drugs and Stupefacients
  • Chapter 22: Expose of the Tricks of Notaries, That Is, of the People Who Draw Up Contracts
  • Chapter 23: Expose of the Tricks of Prestidigitators
  • Chapter 24: Expose of Jewelers and Their Fake Products
  • Chapter 25: Expose of the Tricks of Money Changers, of Scams They Pull and Scams Pulled on Them
  • Chapter 26: Expose of the Tricks of Those Who Creep Up on Beardless Boys at Music and Chanting Performances and Weddings and on Journeys and So On
  • Chapter 27: Expose of the Tricks of "the Masters of the Crafts"
  • Chapter 28: Expose of the Tricks of Sneak Thieves (Thieves Who Enter Houses Unlawfully)
  • Chapter 29: Expose of the Tricks of the Thieves Who Enter Houses by Making Holes in Walls and Committing Murder
  • Chapter 30: Expose of the Tricks of Women, and of Their Cunning, Craftiness, and Duplicity
  • Notes
  • Glossary of People, Places, and Little-Known Simples
  • Bibliography
  • Further Reading
  • Index
  • About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute
  • About the Typefaces
  • Titles Published by the Library of Arabic Literature
  • About the Editor
  • About the Translator

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