Complete Classical Arabic
A Comprehensive Guide to Reading and Understanding Classical Arabic, with Original Texts
Will be published approx. on 31. December 2030
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-4736-0983-9 (ISBN)
Description
This journey into the Classical Arabic world travels 1300 years back in time to the cradle of Islamic civilization. Using original historical materials, it explores the sacrosanct language of the scriptural sources of Islam.
Complete Classical Arabic covers the key grammatical concepts and structure of the language, using prose from a range of disciplines to provide an authoritative introduction. Throughout the book, grammar is explained and reinforced with a wide range of exercises, including classical transliteration and translation practice. With an overview of the history of the language and its state today, as well as a guide to using dictionaries, this is an ideal language course for anyone interested in learning Classical Arabic.
Complete Classical Arabic covers the key grammatical concepts and structure of the language, using prose from a range of disciplines to provide an authoritative introduction. Throughout the book, grammar is explained and reinforced with a wide range of exercises, including classical transliteration and translation practice. With an overview of the history of the language and its state today, as well as a guide to using dictionaries, this is an ideal language course for anyone interested in learning Classical Arabic.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Murray Press
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4736-0983-9 (9781473609839)
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Person
Mustafa Shah is Senior Lecturer and Head of the Arabic Section at the Department of the Languages and Cultures of the Near and Middle East in the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. He has been Teaching and designing BA and MA courses in Classical Islamic texts and the Grammatical Tradition since 2001.