Guiding Western readers through the endlessly fascinating and complicated system of Islamic personal names, Annemarie Schimmel's directory touches upon almost every aspect of Islamic life.
Guiding Western readers through the endlessly fascinating and complicated system of Islamic personal names, Annemarie Schimmel's directory touches upon almost every aspect of Islamic life.
The structure of a name; born on a Friday - the naming of a child; help from God - religious name giving; mothers of the faithful - the naming of girls; lions, moons and roses - the nickname or Laqab; a name too heavy to bear - changes and transformations of names.
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Offers a tantalising glimpse into Islamic personal names. This volume is a mostuseful addition to the books on Islamic names. Covers a great deal of ground and many different disciplines and has much value for almost any student of Islam. An excellent reference and compendium for Islamic names. Professor Schimmel is to be commended for bringing extreme diversity and detail into a very interesting and highly useful document. -- Names: A Journal of Onomastics Offers a tantalising glimpse into Islamic personal names. This volume is a mostuseful addition to the books on Islamic names. Covers a great deal of ground and many different disciplines and has much value for almost any student of Islam. An excellent reference and compendium for Islamic names. Professor Schimmel is to be commended for bringing extreme diversity and detail into a very interesting and highly useful document.
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ISBN
9780748606887
Publisert
1995-07-20
Utgiver
Vendor
Edinburgh University Press
Vekt
217 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
144

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