Arabian Hero: Oral Poetry and Narrative Lore from Northern Arabia
Author:   Shāyiʿ al-Amsaḥ ,  Marcel Kurpershoek
Publisher:   New York University Press
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9781479834167


Pages:   312
Publication Date:   04 November 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Shāyiʿ al-Amsaḥ ,  Marcel Kurpershoek
Publisher:   New York University Press
Imprint:   New York University Press
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9781479834167


ISBN 10:   1479834165
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   04 November 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Shāyiʿ al-Amsaḥ was a poet from the Nafūd Desert in northern Arabia who likely lived in the eleventh/seventeenth century. He is widely regarded as an ancestor of the Shammar tribal confederation. Marcel Kurpershoek is a specialist in the oral traditions and poetry of Arabia. He is the author of the five-volume Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia, as well as several books on Middle Eastern history and culture. He served as Netherlands ambassador to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, and Poland, and as special envoy to Syria until 2015.

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