Middle East Studies

Arabic and Hebrew Love Poems in al-Andalus investigates a largely overlooked subset of Muslim and Jewish love poetry in medieval Spain: hetero- and homo-erotic love poems written by Muslim and Jewish religious scholars, in which the lover and his sensual experience of the beloved are compared to scr..

This book is an edited collection that examines how urbanization is causing language change in major Arab cities...

This book is an edited collection that examines how urbanization is causing language change in major Arab cities...

First Published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Assuming no previous knowledge of the subject, this book provides a balanced overview of Arab literature, from 'high' literature to popular folk literature, covering the classical and modern periods...

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This book provides an in-depth examination of Islamic historical accounts of the encounters between representatives of these two peoples that took place in the centuries prior to the coming of Islam. By doing this, it uncovers anachronistic projections of dynamic identity and political discourses wi..

Arda Wiraz Namag or the Book of the Righteous Wiraz is an outstanding example of Iranian apocalyptic literature. It is in the Middle Persian (Pahlavi) language and was written probably during the later period of the Sasanian dynasty (AD 226-650). The Zoroastrian priests chose a man called Wiraz, the..

Arda Wiraz Namag or the Book of the Righteous Wiraz is an outstanding example of Iranian apocalyptic literature. It is in the Middle Persian (Pahlavi) language and was written probably during the later period of the Sasanian dynasty (AD 226-650). The Zoroastrian priests chose a man called Wiraz, the..

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Armenian Christianity Today examines contemporary religious life and the social, political, and cultural functions of religion in the post-Soviet Republic of Armenia and in the Armenian Diaspora worldwide. Scholars from a range of countries and disciplines explore current trends and everyday religio..