Abū Manṣūr al-Ṯaʿālibī’s Ḫaṣāʾiṣ al-buldān
A Study of an adīb’s Geography, Stereotypes and Lists
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16645710 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Riccardo Paredi (0000-0001-9425-5474, American University of Beirut Beirut Lebanon, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 323-358 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Arabica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0570-5398 • E-ISSN: 1570-0585 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15700585-20231667 |
| OpenAlex | W4385459769 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This article focuses on al-Ṯaʿālibī’s (d. 429/1038) works and excerpts of his works dealing with ḫaṣāʾiṣ al-buldān, i.e. specificities of lands and cities. In the first part, I present al-Ṯaʿālibī’s numerous excerpts on ḫaṣāʾiṣ , and discuss the work entitled Ḫaṣāʾiṣ al-buldān , its textual history and attribution to al-Ṯaʿālibī. I then sketch al-Ṯaʿālibī’s travels, firsthand and secondhand geographical knowledge, and sources in order to analyse the contents and form of his ḫaṣāʾiṣ . The textual investigation aims at showing al-Ṯaʿālibī’s usage of common adab features such as intertextuality, lexicographical items and lists to support specific claims of his writing and to reinforce a certain representation of the world based on adab stereotypes and clichés
Art · Attribution · Intertextuality · Linguistics · Literature · Order (exchange · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Sketch · Sociology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Computer Science · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |