Putting the Pearls of Wisdom in Order: The Unique Necklace by Ibn ʿAbdrabbih

Abstract This study discusses the form and function of the chapter list that we find in the preface of the adab compilation al-ʿIqd al-farīd by Ibn ʿAbdrabbih (246-328/860-940), and that sometimes appears in manuscripts with the layout of a table of contents. It suggests that this evidence shows tha...

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Main Author: Toral, Isabel (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2020
In: Journal of Abbasid Studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 229-242
Further subjects:B compilation
B reading practices
B taṣnīf
B Cunning
B Adab
B table of contents
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