Everyday Life in Medieval Baghdad: The Observations and Tales of a Mesopotamian Judge Contributor(s): Margoliouth, D. S. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1784531200 ISBN-13: 9781784531201 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
Binding Type: Hardcover Published: January 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Iraq - History | Europe - Medieval |
Dewey: 956.7 |
Physical Information: 2.2" H x 6.5" W x 9.4" L (2.69 lbs) 624 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
Features: Dust Cover |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Stories of court life, money, torture, swindles, sex, dreams and disease, combine the comic with the sinister and bizarre. Always entertaining, and told with wit and eloquence, the result is a wonderful first-person account of everyday life in medieval Baghdad and its surroundings. This two volume set includes translations of sections of Tankukhi's manuscript that only came to light at a later date and which are both little known and rare. This unique set contains a new introduction by one of the leading scholars of the Middle East, Robert Irwin. |
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