Marcel Kurpershoek is a specialist in the oral traditions and poetry of Arabia. He is the author of the five-volume Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia, as well as several books on Middle Eastern history and culture. He served as Netherlands ambassador to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, and Poland, and as special envoy to Syria until 2015.
3 كتب إلكترونية بواسطة Ḥmēdān al-Shwēʿir
Ḥmēdān al-Shwēʿir: Arabian Satire
This lively volume collects poems by Hmedan al-Shwe’ir, who lived in Najd in the Arabian Peninsula shortly before the hegemony of the Wahhabi movement in the early eighteenth century. A master of sat …
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Ḥmēdān al-Shwēʿir: Arabian Satire
Satirical verse on society and its hypocrisies A master of satire known for his ribald humor, self-deprecation, and invective verse (hijāʾ), the poet Ḥmēdān al-Shwēʿir was an acerbic critic of his so …
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€14.99
Ḥmēdān al-Shwēʿir: Arabian Satire
Satirical verse on society and its hypocrisies A master of satire known for his ribald humor, self-deprecation, and invective verse (hijāʾ), the poet Ḥmēdān al-Shwēʿir was an acerbic critic of his so …
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€99.99
