Middle Eastern Studies: Recent submissions
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The Arab tribes from Jāhilīya to Islām : sources and historical trends
(University of St Andrews, 1994) - ThesisThis dissertation aims to formulate a view of Arabian tribalism in the pre- Islamic period and its development in Islamic times. The first part assesses the historical usability of the literary source material ... -
The Emirate of Damascus in the early Crusading period, 488-549/1095-1154
(University of St Andrews, 1990) - ThesisThis study "The Emirate of Damascus During the Early Crusading Period 488-549/1095-1154 deals with this Emirate which was established in 488/1095, after the defeat and the murder of Taj al-Dawla Tutush near Rayy in ... -
The influence of Imam al-Juwayni on the theology of Imam al-Ghazali
(University of St Andrews, 1996) - ThesisThis thesis seeks to study in depth the influence of Imam al-Juwayni on Imam al-Ghazali's discussion of theology and whether or not the latter's ideas are properly derived from the former. The first chapter deals with ... -
The application of semantics to the translation of pre-Islamic poetry: with special reference to the 'Mu'allaqa' of Imru al-Qays
(University of St Andrews, 1984) - ThesisThis thesis, to the best of our knowledge, is the first attempt to apply semantics to the translation of pre-Islamic poetry. But this is a thorny path. This poetry is some of the most ambiguous, confusing, disorganized ... -
A critical edition of 'Al-ta'rīkh al-islāmī al-mukhtasar' by Shihāb al-Dīn Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm ibn 'Abdullāh ibn Alī ibn Abī al-Dam al-Hamawī (583/1187-642/1244)
(University of St Andrews, 1984) - ThesisThis thesis presents a critical edition of a medieval Arabic text, which is widely known under the insufficiently attested title "al-Ta'rikh al-Muzaffari'.. It is ascribed to a celebrated historian and scholar of the ...