Selections from The Art of Party Crashing in Medieval Iraq /

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Compiled in the eleventh century, this collection of irreverent and playful anecdotes celebrates eating, drinking, and general merriment. Ribald jokes, flirtations, and wry observations of misbehaving Muslims acquaint readers with everyday life in medieval Iraq in a way that is both entertaining and...

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Main Author: Khaṭīb al-Baghdādī, Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn ʻAlī, 1002-1071
Other Authors: Selove, Emily
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Arabic
Published: Syracuse University Press : Syracuse, New York, [2012]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Parasitism (Social sciences) in literature.
Parasitism (Social sciences)
Arabic poetry.
Anecdotes.
HUMOR > Form > Anecdotes & Quotations.
LITERARY CRITICISM > African.
Parasitisme social dans la litterature.
Poesie arabe > 750-1258 > Histoire et critique.
Parasitisme social > Anecdotes.
Anecdotes > États arabes.
Arabic poetry > 750-1258 > History and criticism.
Parasitism (Social sciences) > Anecdotes.
Anecdotes > Arab countries.
Arab countries.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Compiled in the eleventh century, this collection of irreverent and playful anecdotes celebrates eating, drinking, and general merriment. Ribald jokes, flirtations, and wry observations of misbehaving Muslims acquaint readers with everyday life in medieval Iraq in a way that is both entertaining and edifying.
Physical Description:1 online resource (168 pages).
ISBN:9780815651796

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