Author: Suresh Kohli
Publisher: Om Books International
ISBN: 9381607168
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Best General Book
SHORT STORIES FROM MODERN INDIA
Author: Suresh Kohli
Publisher: Om Books International
ISBN: 9381607168
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Best General Book
Publisher: Om Books International
ISBN: 9381607168
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Best General Book
A Selection of Stories from Alif Laila Wa Laila
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Languages : en
Pages : 388
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Languages : en
Pages : 388
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Two Essays on Baloch History and Folklore
Author: Sabir Badal Khan
Publisher: Università di Napoli, "l'Orientale"
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Category : Balochistān (Pakistan)
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
During the early 19th century the British came in direct contact with the Baloch, first with those living in the Punjab and Sind, and later with those in Balochistan proper. Soon after their arrival in the region, they began studying the Baloch as an ethno-national group, their language, literature, folklore, tribal structure, physical features, and so on, forming theories and suggesting hypotheses regarding their origins and relations with other nations and peoples. While some maintained that the Baloch originated from north-western Iran, others believed they came from Central Asia, from Arabia, or from else- where.1 Among the early British writers, some also opined that while some tribes might have a foreign origin, bulk of the Baloch were the autochthonous population of the country. With the passage of time, however, other theories were abandoned and a northwest Iranian origin came to be the widely accepted one. This thesis was established on three basic grounds: first, from the Balochi oral tradition which claims that the Baloch came from a place called Alab/Alap, identified as Aleppo in Syria by Western writers and later followed by some lo- cal writers too; secondly, their mention in the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi where they are sometimes shown along with the people of Gilan and Dilam, regions situated on the Caspian Sea regions; and thirdly, on the basis of their language, which is classified as belonging to the northwestern group of Iranian languages having close affinities with Kurdish and other languages of that branch.
Publisher: Università di Napoli, "l'Orientale"
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Category : Balochistān (Pakistan)
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
During the early 19th century the British came in direct contact with the Baloch, first with those living in the Punjab and Sind, and later with those in Balochistan proper. Soon after their arrival in the region, they began studying the Baloch as an ethno-national group, their language, literature, folklore, tribal structure, physical features, and so on, forming theories and suggesting hypotheses regarding their origins and relations with other nations and peoples. While some maintained that the Baloch originated from north-western Iran, others believed they came from Central Asia, from Arabia, or from else- where.1 Among the early British writers, some also opined that while some tribes might have a foreign origin, bulk of the Baloch were the autochthonous population of the country. With the passage of time, however, other theories were abandoned and a northwest Iranian origin came to be the widely accepted one. This thesis was established on three basic grounds: first, from the Balochi oral tradition which claims that the Baloch came from a place called Alab/Alap, identified as Aleppo in Syria by Western writers and later followed by some lo- cal writers too; secondly, their mention in the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi where they are sometimes shown along with the people of Gilan and Dilam, regions situated on the Caspian Sea regions; and thirdly, on the basis of their language, which is classified as belonging to the northwestern group of Iranian languages having close affinities with Kurdish and other languages of that branch.
The History of al-Ṭabarī Vol. 39
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Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438409982
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
The present volume is a collection of excerpts from al-Ṭabarī's biographical work entitled The Supplement to the Supplemented (Dhayl al-mudhayyal). In the introduction to his History, al-Ṭabarī declared his intention to append to it a biographical work for the reader's convenience. Only a collection of excerpts has survived, however. It was first published as part of the Leiden edition of the History and is now presented as a volume in the Ṭabarī Translation Project. It brings together biographies of Companions, successors, and scholars of subsequent generations; many chapters are devoted to women related to the Prophet who played a role in the transmission of knowledge. The biographies vary in length and style, ranging from a mere identification of a person to long accounts and anecdotes. This volume represents a long tradition characteristic of Muslim culture. Muslim scholars developed biographical literature into a rich and complex genre. It was intended to be an auxiliary branch of religious study, aimed at determining the reliability of chains of transmission through which traditions were handed down. More often than not, however, works in this genre contain valuable historical information of the kind often ignored by the authors of mainstream history books. Even though not a complete work, this volume is thus not merely a supplement to al-Ṭabarī's History but also a source in its own right, often supplying new and rare insights into events and social conditions.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438409982
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
The present volume is a collection of excerpts from al-Ṭabarī's biographical work entitled The Supplement to the Supplemented (Dhayl al-mudhayyal). In the introduction to his History, al-Ṭabarī declared his intention to append to it a biographical work for the reader's convenience. Only a collection of excerpts has survived, however. It was first published as part of the Leiden edition of the History and is now presented as a volume in the Ṭabarī Translation Project. It brings together biographies of Companions, successors, and scholars of subsequent generations; many chapters are devoted to women related to the Prophet who played a role in the transmission of knowledge. The biographies vary in length and style, ranging from a mere identification of a person to long accounts and anecdotes. This volume represents a long tradition characteristic of Muslim culture. Muslim scholars developed biographical literature into a rich and complex genre. It was intended to be an auxiliary branch of religious study, aimed at determining the reliability of chains of transmission through which traditions were handed down. More often than not, however, works in this genre contain valuable historical information of the kind often ignored by the authors of mainstream history books. Even though not a complete work, this volume is thus not merely a supplement to al-Ṭabarī's History but also a source in its own right, often supplying new and rare insights into events and social conditions.
The British Mercury Or Annals of History, Politics, Manners, Literature, Arts Etc. of the British Empire
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Languages : en
Pages : 440
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Languages : en
Pages : 440
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The Political and Statistical History of Gujarat, Translated from the Persian of Ali Mohammed Khan ... to which are Added, Copious Annotations, and an Historical Introduction by James Bird
Author: Muhammad Hasan
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Languages : en
Pages : 454
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Languages : en
Pages : 454
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History of Merchant Shipping and Ancient Commerce
Author: William Schaw Lindsay
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Category : Commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 696
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Category : Commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 696
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A History of the Art of Writing
Author: William Albert Mason
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Category : Chinese language
Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Category : Chinese language
Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Album Prefaces and Other Documents on the History of Calligraphers and Painters
Author: Wheeler McIntosh Thackston
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9789004119611
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Persian text and English translation of the major texts of album prefaces, miscellaneous documents, and travel literature from the Timurid and Safavid periods.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9789004119611
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Persian text and English translation of the major texts of album prefaces, miscellaneous documents, and travel literature from the Timurid and Safavid periods.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft: History of Arizona and New Mexico
Author: Hubert Howe Bancroft
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Category : Arizona
Languages : en
Pages : 884
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Category : Arizona
Languages : en
Pages : 884
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