Literary History Of The Arabs

Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 4
Title......Page 6
Copyright......Page 7
Dedication......Page 8
PREFACE......Page 10
Contents......Page 14
INTRODUCTION......Page 16
CHAPTER I. SABA AND HIMYAR......Page 34
II. THE HISTORY AND LEGENDS OF THE PAGAN ARABS......Page 63
III. PRE-ISLAMIC POETRY, MANNERS, AND RELIGION......Page 104
IV. THE PROPHET AND THE KORAN......Page 174
V. THE ORTHODOX CALIPHATE AND THE UMAYYAD DYNASTY......Page 214
VI. THE CALIPHS OF BAGHDÁD......Page 287
VII. POETRY, LITERATURE, AND SCIENCE IN THE ʿABBÁSID PERIOD......Page 318
VIII. ORTHODOXY, FREE-THOUGHT, AND MYSTICISM......Page 398
IX. THE ARABS IN EUROPE......Page 438
X. FROM THE MONGOL INVASION TO THE PRESENT DAY......Page 475
APPENDIX......Page 504
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 510
INDEX......Page 520