Islamic Sensory History - (Handbook of Oriental Studies: Section 1; The Near and Middle East) (Hardcover)

About the Book

Islamic Sensory History, Volume2: 600-1500 is composed of selected texts translated into English from their original languages. The selections are short texts, or excerpts from longer texts, chosen by the editors and contributors for their illustrative and interesting engagements with issues related to the senses and the sensory in different times, places, and social milieus throughout the history of Islamic societies. Each selection is prefaced by a short introductory essay by the translator on the text and its author, with specific attention to and commentary upon the importance or role of the senses in this text's language, genre, and social context.

Book Synopsis

Islamic Sensory History, Volume 2: 600-1500 presents a selection of texts translated into English from Arabic and Persian. These selected texts all offer illustrative engagements with issues related to the sensorium in different times, places, and social milieus throughout the early and medieval history of Islamic societies. Each chapter is prefaced by an introductory essay by the translator, with specific attention to the role of the senses in the translated text's language, genre, and social context.

Contributors
Eyad Abuali, Tanvir Ahmed, Hanif Amin Beidokhti, Shahzad Bashir, Maroussia Bednarkiewicz, David Bennett, Hinrich Biesterfeldt, Julie Bonnéric, Adam Bursi, Fatih Han, Rotraud Hansberger, Jan Hogendijk, Domenico Ingenito, Anya King, Hannelies Koloska, Christian Lange, Danilo Marino, Richard McGregor, Pernilla Myrne, Nawal Nasrallah, Zhinia Noorian, Austin O'Malley, Franz Rosenthal (+), Everett K. Rowson, Abdelhamid I. Sabra (+), George Sawa, Asghar Seyed-Gohrab, Jocelyn Sharlet, Cornelis van Lit, Geert Jan van Gelder, James Weaver, Ines Weinrich, Brannon Wheeler, Alan Williams, Cyrus Ali Zargar.