Jim Colville

Sobriety & Mirth

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

These extremely entertaining shorter pieces by the leader of Islamic literary culture aim to instruct us on matters of moral and social concern. They cover such uses as chanteuses, the pleasure of girls and boys, this life and the life to come, drink and drinkers, envy, and the superiority of the front to the back. Always taking a moral tone, Jahiz seldom fails to lighten with humour and wit.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 318
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 180mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 708g
• ISBN-13: 9780710306975
• ISBN-10: 0710306970
• Artikelnr.: 22264371

Autorenporträt

Jim Colville

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 This Life and the Life to Come Or Conduct Praiseworthy & Offensive
Chapter 2 The Superiority of Blacks to Whites
Chapter 3 Envy
Chapter 4 Inside, Outside & Back to Front
Chapter 5 Contra Christianorum
Chapter 6 Anthropomorphism Refuted
Chapter 7 On the Prophet's Authenticity
Chapter 8 Drink & Drinkers
Chapter 9 Why Speech is Superior to Silence
Chapter 10 The Art of Keeping Silent
Chapter 11 On Women
Chapter 12 Chanteuses
Chapter 13 The Pleasures of Girls & Boys Compared
Chapter 14 Gravity & Mirth
Chapter 15 Squaring the Circle