Emily Selove
Biographic Data
| ID | 713733 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emily Selove |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emily |
| FAMILY NAME | Selove |
| SIGNATURE | SELOVE E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Manchester |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Two New Texts on Medicine and Natural Philosophy by Abū Bakr al-Rāzī
This paper introduces two newly discovered epistles by the celebrated physician and philosopher Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyāʾ al-Rāzī (Rhazes, d. ca. 925). The first epistle addresses the question of why and how clothing can be used both to stay warm and to stay cool, drawing on the Aristotelian tradition of problem literature (problḗmata physiká). The second epistle arises out of a court polemic and treats the question of whether one should c…
Hundred and One Nights. Edited and translated by Bruce Fudge
A Hundred and One Nights. Edited and translated by Bruce Fudge. Library of Arabic Literature. New York: New York University Press, 2016. Pp. vii + 402. $35 (cloth), $15 (paper, translation only
Ḥikāyat Abī Al-Qāsim: A Literary Banquet
The Performing Arts in Medieval Islam: Shadow Play and Popular Poetry in Ibn Daniyal's Mamluk Cairo By LI GUO
Li Guo tells the story of an important and poorly understood man of contradictions, ‘an outcast who was at the same time well-connected; a “lowbrow” entertainer who was immensely well-grounded in high culture’ (p. viii). Ibn Dāniyāl (d. 710/1310) was especially known for his work on shadow plays, which he revolutionized with new and often shocking material, thus becoming the best-known author of the genre. Like so many of the great Arabic literar…
Two New Texts on Medicine and Natural Philosophy by Abū Bakr al-Rāzī
This paper introduces two newly discovered epistles by the celebrated physician and philosopher Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyāʾ al-Rāzī (Rhazes, d. ca. 925). The first epistle addresses the question of why and how clothing can be used both to stay warm and to stay cool, drawing on the Aristotelian tradition of problem literature (problḗmata physiká). The second epistle arises out of a court polemic and treats the question of whether one should c…
The Performing Arts in Medieval Islam: Shadow Play and Popular Poetry in Ibn Daniyal's Mamluk Cairo By LI GUO
Li Guo tells the story of an important and poorly understood man of contradictions, ‘an outcast who was at the same time well-connected; a “lowbrow” entertainer who was immensely well-grounded in high culture’ (p. viii). Ibn Dāniyāl (d. 710/1310) was especially known for his work on shadow plays, which he revolutionized with new and often shocking material, thus becoming the best-known author of the genre. Like so many of the great Arabic literar…
Ḥikāyat Abī Al-Qāsim: A Literary Banquet
Hundred and One Nights. Edited and translated by Bruce Fudge
A Hundred and One Nights. Edited and translated by Bruce Fudge. Library of Arabic Literature. New York: New York University Press, 2016. Pp. vii + 402. $35 (cloth), $15 (paper, translation only
Two New Texts on Medicine and Natural Philosophy by Abū Bakr al-Rāzī
This paper introduces two newly discovered epistles by the celebrated physician and philosopher Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyāʾ al-Rāzī (Rhazes, d. ca. 925). The first epistle addresses the question of why and how clothing can be used both to stay warm and to stay cool, drawing on the Aristotelian tradition of problem literature (problḗmata physiká). The second epistle arises out of a court polemic and treats the question of whether one should c…
Art (4 works) · Arabic (3 works) · Islamic Studies and History (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Arabic literature (2 works) · Classics (2 works) · History (2 works)