Commerce, culture, and community in a Red Sea port in the thirteenth century : the Arabic documents from Quseir / / by Li Guo |
Autore | Guo Li <1956-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
Disciplina | 932 |
Collana | Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts |
Soggetto topico | City and town life - Egypt - History |
ISBN |
1-280-91495-5
9786610914951 90-474-0497-1 1-4294-1457-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- List of Plates -- Part One -- Chapter One: The "Sheikh's House" -- The Family: A Household Divided -- The Company: Associates and Employees -- Clients: Suppliers, Buyers, Officials, Pilgrims, and Others -- Chapter Two: The Red Sea Commerce at Quseir -- Weights and Measures -- Grain: Quantity and Prices -- Other Commodities: No More Spices? -- Trade Patterns and Business Practices -- The Quest for Money -- The Trade Routes -- Chapter Three: Life, Death, and God: Aspects of Popular Belief and Culture -- "Funeral Texts": Sermons and Prayers -- "Healing Texts": Block Printed Amulets and Handwritten Charms -- Astrological Dials -- Concluding Remarks: The Red Sea Trade on the Eve of the "World System" -- Part Two -- Chapter Four: The Documents -- Classification of the Texts -- Paleography -- Language -- Chapter Five: Edition -- Commercial Letters -- Shipping Notes -- Accounts -- Official and Semi-Official Correspondence -- Private Letters -- Miscellanies -- Select Bibliography -- Index of Manuscripts and Text Editions -- Index of Documents -- General Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827697403321 |
Guo Li <1956-> | ||
Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The performing arts in medieval Islam [[electronic resource] ] : shadow play and popular poetry in Ibn Daniyāl's Mamluk Cairo / / by Li Guo |
Autore | Guo Li <1956-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
Disciplina | 791.5/309621609022 |
Altri autori (Persone) | Ibn DānīyālMuḥammad <1249 or 1250-1310 or 1311.> |
Collana | Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts |
Soggetto topico |
Arabic poetry - 1258-1800 - History and criticism
Shadow shows - Egypt - Cairo - History - 13th century Performing arts - Islamic Empire - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-39591-6
9786613395917 90-04-21880-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Life as a play. Eye doctor and street buffoon -- Court panegyrist and jester -- Satirist and shadow playwright -- Legacy and controversy. The making of the Arabic shadow play -- The ornament of the poetry -- The many faces of a performer -- The play. The phantom: a shadow play. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461828503321 |
Guo Li <1956-> | ||
Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The performing arts in medieval Islam [[electronic resource] ] : shadow play and popular poetry in Ibn Daniyāl's Mamluk Cairo / / by Li Guo |
Autore | Guo Li <1956-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
Disciplina | 791.5/309621609022 |
Altri autori (Persone) | Ibn DānīyālMuḥammad <1249 or 1250-1310 or 1311.> |
Collana | Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts |
Soggetto topico |
Arabic poetry - 1258-1800 - History and criticism
Shadow shows - Egypt - Cairo - History - 13th century Performing arts - Islamic Empire - History |
ISBN |
1-283-39591-6
9786613395917 90-04-21880-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Life as a play. Eye doctor and street buffoon -- Court panegyrist and jester -- Satirist and shadow playwright -- Legacy and controversy. The making of the Arabic shadow play -- The ornament of the poetry -- The many faces of a performer -- The play. The phantom: a shadow play. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789873903321 |
Guo Li <1956-> | ||
Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The performing arts in medieval Islam [[electronic resource] ] : shadow play and popular poetry in Ibn Daniyāl's Mamluk Cairo / / by Li Guo |
Autore | Guo Li <1956-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
Disciplina | 791.5/309621609022 |
Altri autori (Persone) | Ibn DānīyālMuḥammad <1249 or 1250-1310 or 1311.> |
Collana | Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts |
Soggetto topico |
Arabic poetry - 1258-1800 - History and criticism
Shadow shows - Egypt - Cairo - History - 13th century Performing arts - Islamic Empire - History |
ISBN |
1-283-39591-6
9786613395917 90-04-21880-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Life as a play. Eye doctor and street buffoon -- Court panegyrist and jester -- Satirist and shadow playwright -- Legacy and controversy. The making of the Arabic shadow play -- The ornament of the poetry -- The many faces of a performer -- The play. The phantom: a shadow play. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825348203321 |
Guo Li <1956-> | ||
Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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