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Selections from Ṣubḥ al-A‘shā by al-Qalqashandī, Clerk of the Mamluk Court: Egypt: “Seats of Government” and “Regulations of the Kingdom”, from Early Islam to the Mamluks

Selections from Ṣubḥ al-A‘shā by al-Qalqashandī, Clerk of the Mamluk Court: Egypt: “Seats of... AL-MASĀQ 279 This interdisciplinary study, which blends history and literature, will be an asset to audi- ences interested in both cultural and literary history, alongside scholars of Arabic and Jewish studies. Pearce certainly sheds new light on Judah ibn Tibbon’s ethical will and displays the various lenses through which it can be read. In addition to reading it as a letter from father to son, giving insight into their relationship, Pearce compellingly argues that the ethical will is much more, and can especially be read as Judah’s intellectual biography. Through this lens, Pearce demonstrates Judah’s cultural programme as being not just one of translation, but one in which Arabic is the prestige language and Andalusi culture is supreme. Judah continues to seek to identify with Andalusi culture, even in exile. The Andalusi Literary and Intellectual Tradition is therefore a valuable work as it more broadly speaks to Jewish Andalusi culture in exile and addresses the way in which Jewish Andalusi culture, with its Arabic corpus, sought continuity in Christendom. Ultimately, it illustrates the significance of allowing texts to speak for themselves. Marci Freedman University of Manchester marci.freedman@manchester.ac.uk © 2017 Marci Freedman https://doi.org/10.1080/09503110.2017.1379954 Selections from S  ubh  al-A‘shā http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean Taylor & Francis

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Selections from Ṣubḥ al-A‘shā by al-Qalqashandī, Clerk of the Mamluk Court: Egypt: “Seats of Government” and “Regulations of the Kingdom”, from Early Islam to the Mamluks

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AL-MASĀQ 279 This interdisciplinary study, which blends history and literature, will be an asset to audi- ences interested in both cultural and literary history, alongside scholars of Arabic and Jewish studies. Pearce certainly sheds new light on Judah ibn Tibbon’s ethical will and displays the various lenses through which it can be read. In addition to reading it as a letter from father to son, giving insight into their relationship, Pearce compellingly argues that the ethical...
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AL-MASĀQ 279 This interdisciplinary study, which blends history and literature, will be an asset to audi- ences interested in both cultural and literary history, alongside scholars of Arabic and Jewish studies. Pearce certainly sheds new light on Judah ibn Tibbon’s ethical will and displays the various lenses through which it can be read. In addition to reading it as a letter from father to son, giving insight into their relationship, Pearce compellingly argues that the ethical will is much more, and can especially be read as Judah’s intellectual biography. Through this lens, Pearce demonstrates Judah’s cultural programme as being not just one of translation, but one in which Arabic is the prestige language and Andalusi culture is supreme. Judah continues to seek to identify with Andalusi culture, even in exile. The Andalusi Literary and Intellectual Tradition is therefore a valuable work as it more broadly speaks to Jewish Andalusi culture in exile and addresses the way in which Jewish Andalusi culture, with its Arabic corpus, sought continuity in Christendom. Ultimately, it illustrates the significance of allowing texts to speak for themselves. Marci Freedman University of Manchester marci.freedman@manchester.ac.uk © 2017 Marci Freedman https://doi.org/10.1080/09503110.2017.1379954 Selections from S  ubh  al-A‘shā

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