| Close Relationships: Incest and Inbreeding in Classical Arabic Literature Contributor(s): Gelder, Jan Van (Author) |
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ISBN: 1850438552 ISBN-13: 9781850438557 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2005 Annotation: This is a groundbreaking and comprehensive study of the diverse facts and opinions concerning incest and close-kin marriage found in literary and non-literary pre-modern Arabic texts. Incest is a motif found in lampoons, anecdotes, stories, legends, dream interpretation, and polemics with other religions, in particular the Zoroastrians, who in pre-Islamic times allegedly recommended next-of-kin marriage. Many of the relevant passages are presented as English translations in this richly documented book that will be of interest to philologists and students of Arabic literature or Islamic culture. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Middle Eastern |
| Dewey: 892.709 |
| LCCN: 2005298944 |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 6.36" W x 9.46" (1.30 lbs) 278 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a groundbreaking and comprehensive study of the diverse facts and opinions concerning incest and close-kin marriage found in literary and non-literary pre-modern Arabic texts. Incest is a motif found in lampoons, anecdotes, stories, legends, dream interpretation, and polemics with other religions, in particular the Zoroastrians, who in pre-Islamic times allegedly recommended next-of-kin marriage. Many of the relevant passages are presented as English translations in this richly documented book that will be of interest to philologists and students of Arabic literature or Islamic culture. |