Jibrail S Jabbur

The Bedouins and the Desert

Aspects of Nomadic Life in the Arab East
Herausgeber: Jabbur, Suhayl J; Conrad, Lawrence I / Übersetzer: Conrad, Lawrence I

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Produktbeschreibung

An extensively illustrated account of traditional bedouin life in the Arab east that extends from desert wildlife and lore on the camel to marriage customs and the history of the enigmatic tribe of Slayb.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Global Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 700
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Oktober 1995
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 252mm x 174mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 1157g
• ISBN-13: 9780791428528
• ISBN-10: 0791428524
• Artikelnr.: 52418291

Autorenporträt

Jibrail Jabbur (1900-1991) was Professor of Arabic literature and Semitic Studies at the American University of Beirut. He was a renowned historian of Arabic literature, a leading figure in modern Arab education, and chair of the committee responsible for the modern Arabic translation of the Hebrew Old Testament. His many publications include editions of several medieval Arabic texts, a three-volume study of the early Arab poet 'Umar inb Abi Rabi'a, and numerous monographs on historical and cultural topics. His memoirs were published in Beirut only days before his death. Lawrence I. Conrad is Historian of Near Eastern Medicine at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine in London and the author of numerous studies on medical history and medieval Arab history and historiography. Suhayl J. Jabbur, Jibrail Jabbur's son, is a neurophysiologist and Professor of Physiology at the American University of Beirut.