The mediaeval Islamic underworld : the Banū Sāsān in Arabic society and literature / by Clifford Edmund Bosworth.

By: Bosworth, Clifford Edmund
Publisher: Leiden : Brill, 1976.Description: 2 v. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9004043926 (pt. 1); 9004045023 (pt. 2)Subject(s): Abū Dulaf al-Yanbūʻī, Misʻar ibn Muhalhil, -approximately 1000 | Ḥillī, Ṣafī al-Dīn ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz ibn Sarāyā, 1278- | Arabic literature -- History and criticism | Beggars in literature | Beggars -- Islamic Empire | Begging -- Arab countries -- History | Swindlers and swindling -- Islamic Empire | Rogues and vagabonds
Contents:
pt. 1. The Banū Sāsān in Arabic life and lore -- pt. 2. The Arabic jargon texts: the Qasīda sāsāniyyas of Abū Dulaf and Safī d-Dīn.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Book British Museum Middle East Shelves ISL E 1 BOS PT. 1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available ME000000009233
Book Book British Museum Middle East Shelves ISL E 1 BOS VOL. 2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available ME000000009234
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

pt. 1. The Banū Sāsān in Arabic life and lore -- pt. 2. The Arabic jargon texts: the Qasīda sāsāniyyas of Abū Dulaf and Safī d-Dīn.