Author: | Edward William Lane | ISBN: | 9780486164311 |
Publisher: | Dover Publications | Publication: | January 23, 2013 |
Imprint: | Dover Publications | Language: | English |
Author: | Edward William Lane |
ISBN: | 9780486164311 |
Publisher: | Dover Publications |
Publication: | January 23, 2013 |
Imprint: | Dover Publications |
Language: | English |
Elaborate, explanatory notes from the author's 1859 translation of the Arabian Nights comprise a virtual encyclopedia of Middle Eastern life. Intriguing account of Islamic society as it existed during the Middle Ages considers importance of religion, literature, festivals, education, slavery, role of women in society, and rituals observed for the dead.
Elaborate, explanatory notes from the author's 1859 translation of the Arabian Nights comprise a virtual encyclopedia of Middle Eastern life. Intriguing account of Islamic society as it existed during the Middle Ages considers importance of religion, literature, festivals, education, slavery, role of women in society, and rituals observed for the dead.