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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781316903321

Titolo

Humanism, culture, and language in the Near East : studies in honor of Georg Krotkoff / / edited by Asma Afsaruddin and A.H. Mathias Zahniser

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Winona Lake, Ind. : , : Eisenbrauns, , 1997

ISBN

1-57506-508-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiii, 440 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

KrotkoffGeorg

AfsaruddinAsma <1958->

ZahniserA. H. Mathias <1938->

Disciplina

492.7

Soggetti

Arabic philology

Aramaic language

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Humanism, culture, and literature -- pt. 2. Arabic -- pt. 3. Aramaic -- pt. 4. Afroasiatic -- pt. 5. Ancient Egyptian, Ottoman Turkish, and other linguistic matters.

Sommario/riassunto

Essays by 33 colleagues, friends, and students of the Johns Hopkins University Arabist and linguist. Topics include (1) humanism, culture, and literature; (2) Arabic; (3) Aramaic; and (4) Afroasiatic.