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Erotica, love and humor in Arabia : spicy stories from the Book of songs by al-Isfahani
Uniform Title
Kitāb al-aghānī. Selections. English
Title
Erotica, love and humor in Arabia : spicy stories from the Book of songs by al-Isfahani / Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani ; translated and edited by George Dimitri Sawa.
ISBN
9781476663654 (softcover : alk. paper)
1476663653 (softcover : alk. paper)
Publication
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
Physical Description
vii, 162 pages ; 23 cm
Summary
"The Book of Songs of Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani (AD 897-971) is an extensive collection of text from pre-Islam Mecca, Medina, Damascus and Baghdad. This translation presents love stories and poems, anecdotes, satires, erotic encounters, bathroom humor and descriptions of genitalia, sex toys and sex positions, along with stories praising and criticizing both homosexuality and heterosexuality"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 15, 2016
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-152) and index.
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