Nadia Al-Bagdadi
Biographic Data
| ID | 1402973 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nadia Al-Bagdadi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nadia |
| FAMILY NAME | Al-Bagdadi |
| SIGNATURE | AL-BAGDADI N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Central European University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Registers of Arabic Literary History
prises all that mankind imprinted in verbal form to be transmitted to memory, Carl Brockelmann's monumental History of Arabic Lit eraturesought to collect and catalog all of Arabic writing he considered to be of literary relevance.1 The German Orientalist, though, was conscious of the fact that a philosophical history of Arabic Schrifttum, the ultimate aim of his endeavor, was still out of reach and that his aspiration for a Literaturwissenschaft…
The Other Eye
The famous and vast body of Arab dream literature offers a very rich historical and systematic source for the study of indices, symbols and other visual indicators. While this oneiric literature has always attracted much attention to this world of dreams, their visual dimension has remained rather neglected. This article looks at one of the fundamental elements of the dream, namely its transposition from the visual to the oral and/or written, the…
From Heaven to Dust
Few objects in pre-modern Arab Culture have generated stronger expressions of veneration than the book, sacred and profane. From the idea of the Book, the immaterial yet physical presence of the Qur'an, to its presence for the book culture—of commentary, of traditions and encyclopedias— and of Islamic universities and private libraries, the book played a significant role in the transmission and dissemination of knowledge. As an object in daily li…
Die Geburt des Islam
The Cultural Function of Fiction
Dans le Moyen Orient arabe, l'emergence de nouveaux genres litteraires en tant que nouveaux modes d'expression date de la moitie du 19e siecle. La vie et la pensee du libanais Ahmad Faris al-Sidyaq (1804-1887), figure avant-gardiste, en est l'illustration. Ses ecrits revelent des conceptions extraordinaires au niveau de la connaissance et de l'esthetique, de la rigueur dans la critique sociale et des attitudes libertines dans les questions de com…
Grossstadtreflexionen in Der Nasser-Ära
From Heaven to Dust
Few objects in pre-modern Arab Culture have generated stronger expressions of veneration than the book, sacred and profane. From the idea of the Book, the immaterial yet physical presence of the Qur'an, to its presence for the book culture—of commentary, of traditions and encyclopedias— and of Islamic universities and private libraries, the book played a significant role in the transmission and dissemination of knowledge. As an object in daily li…
The Other Eye
The famous and vast body of Arab dream literature offers a very rich historical and systematic source for the study of indices, symbols and other visual indicators. While this oneiric literature has always attracted much attention to this world of dreams, their visual dimension has remained rather neglected. This article looks at one of the fundamental elements of the dream, namely its transposition from the visual to the oral and/or written, the…
Grossstadtreflexionen in Der Nasser-Ära
The Cultural Function of Fiction
Dans le Moyen Orient arabe, l'emergence de nouveaux genres litteraires en tant que nouveaux modes d'expression date de la moitie du 19e siecle. La vie et la pensee du libanais Ahmad Faris al-Sidyaq (1804-1887), figure avant-gardiste, en est l'illustration. Ses ecrits revelent des conceptions extraordinaires au niveau de la connaissance et de l'esthetique, de la rigueur dans la critique sociale et des attitudes libertines dans les questions de com…
Die Geburt des Islam
From Heaven to Dust
Few objects in pre-modern Arab Culture have generated stronger expressions of veneration than the book, sacred and profane. From the idea of the Book, the immaterial yet physical presence of the Qur'an, to its presence for the book culture—of commentary, of traditions and encyclopedias— and of Islamic universities and private libraries, the book played a significant role in the transmission and dissemination of knowledge. As an object in daily li…
The Other Eye
The famous and vast body of Arab dream literature offers a very rich historical and systematic source for the study of indices, symbols and other visual indicators. While this oneiric literature has always attracted much attention to this world of dreams, their visual dimension has remained rather neglected. This article looks at one of the fundamental elements of the dream, namely its transposition from the visual to the oral and/or written, the…
Registers of Arabic Literary History
prises all that mankind imprinted in verbal form to be transmitted to memory, Carl Brockelmann's monumental History of Arabic Lit eraturesought to collect and catalog all of Arabic writing he considered to be of literary relevance.1 The German Orientalist, though, was conscious of the fact that a philosophical history of Arabic Schrifttum, the ultimate aim of his endeavor, was still out of reach and that his aspiration for a Literaturwissenschaft…
Islamic Studies and History (6 works) · Art (4 works) · History (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Literature (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Classics (2 works) · Historical and Linguistic Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Islam (2 works)