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Book SynopsisThe present English translation reproduces the original German of Carl Brockelmann’s Geschichte der Arabischen Litteratur (GAL) as accurately as possible. In the interest of user-friendliness the following emendations have been made in the translation: Personal names are written out in full, except b. for ibn; Brockelmann’s transliteration of Arabic has been adapted to comply with modern standards for English-language publications; modern English equivalents are given for place names, e.g. Damascus, Cairo, Jerusalem, etc.; several erroneous dates have been corrected, and the page references to the two German editions have been retained in the margin, except in the Supplement volumes, where new references to the first two English volumes have been inserted.
Table of ContentsBook 3. The decline of Islamic literature First section: From Mongol rule until the conquest of Egypt by Sultan Selīm I in the year 1517 Introduction Chapter 1. Egypt and Syria § 1. Poetry and rhymed prose § 2. Philology § 3. Historiography A. Individual biographies B. Collective biographical works C. Local and national history D. Universal history § 4. Popular literature in prose, anthologies, and folk tales § 5. Ḥadīth A. ʿIlm al-ḥadīth wa-ʿilm al-rijāl B. Biographies of the Prophet C. Collections of ḥadīth and edifying works § 6. Fiqh A. The Ḥanafīs B. The Mālikīs C. The Shāfiʿīs D. The Ḥanbalīs § 7. Qurʾānic sciences § 8. Dogmatics and uṣūl al-dīn § 9. Mysticism § 10. Mathematics § 11. Astronomy § 12. Geography and cosmography § 13. Politics and public administration § 14. Militaria, hunting, and agriculture § 15. Medicine and veterinary science § 16. Zoology § 17. Music § 18. Occult sciences § 19. Encyclopaedias and polyhistors 7. al-Suyūṭī I. Fann al-tafsīr wa-taʿalluqātuhu wal-qirāʾāt II. Fann al-ḥadīth wa-taʿalluqātuhu III. Fann al-fiqh wa-taʿalluqātuhu IV. al-Ajzāʾ al-mufrada fī masāʾil makhṣūṣa ʿalā tartīb al-abwāb V. Fann al-ʿarabiyya wa-taʿalluqātuhu VI. Fann al-uṣūl wal-bayān wal-taṣawwuf VII. Fann al-taʾrīkh wal-adab Chapter 2. Iraq and al-Jazīra § 1. Poetry and rhymed prose § 2. Philology § 3. Historiography § 4. Ḥadīth § 5. Fiqh A. The Ḥanafīs B. The Mālikīs C. The Shāfiʿīs D. The Ḥanbalīs E. The Shīʿa § 6. Qurʾānic sciences § 7. Dogmatics § 8. Mysticism § 9. Mathematics § 10. Astronomy § 11. Music § 12. Medicine Chapter 3. North Arabia § 1. Poetry and rhymed prose § 2. Historiography § 3. Ḥadīth § 4. Fiqh A. The Ḥanafīs B. The Mālikīs § 5. Qurʾānic sciences § 6. Mysticism § 7. Mathematics § 8. Geography Chapter 4. South Arabia § 1. Poetry § 2. Philology § 3. Historiography § 4. Fiqh A. The Ḥanafīs B. The Shāfiʿīs C. Sayyid Muḥammad b. Ibrāhīm b. ʿAlī b. al-Murtaḍā b. al-Mufaḍḍal b. al-Hādī b. al-Wazīr D. The Zaydīs § 5. Qurʾānic sciences § 6. Mysticism § 7. Medicine § 8. Horse breeding § 9. Occult sciences § 10. Encyclopaedias Chapter 5. Iran and Turan § 1. Poetry and rhymed prose § 2. Philology § 3. Historiography § 4. Ḥadīth § 5. Fiqh A. The Ḥanafīs B. The Shāfiʿīs C. The Shīʿa § 6. Qurʾānic sciences § 7. Dogmatics § 8. Mysticism § 9. Philosophy § 10. Politics § 11. Mathematics § 12. Astronomy § 13. Medicine § 14. Encyclopaedias and polyhistors Chapter 6. India § 1. Philology § 2. Historiography § 3. Fiqh, Abū Ḥanīfa § 4. Qurʾānic exegesis § 5. Mysticism Chapter 7. The Turks of Rūm and the Ottoman empire § 1. Philology § 2. Historiography § 3. Fiqh, Abū Ḥanīfa § 4. Qurʾānic sciences § 5. Dogmatics § 6. Mysticism § 7. Medicine § 7a. Mathematics and astronomy § 8. Occult sciences § 9. Encyclopaedias and polyhistors Chapter 8. North Africa § 1. Poetry § 2. Philology § 3. Historiography A. Local history B. History of the Ibāḍīs C. History of dynasties D. Universal history § 4. Ḥadīth § 5. Fiqh, Mālik § 6. Qurʾānic sciences § 7. Dogmatics § 8. Mysticism § 9. Politics § 10. Mathematics § 11. Astronomy § 12. Travelogues § 13. Medicine § 14. Music § 15. Alchemy and occult sciences § 16. Eroticism Chapter 9. Spain § 1. Poetry and belles-lettres § 2. Philology § 3. Historiography § 4. Fiqh, Mālik § 5. Qurʾānic sciences § 6. Mysticism § 7. Politics § 8. Mathematics and astronomy § 9. Travelogues and geographies § 10. Medicine § 11. Sport Second Section From the conquest of Egypt by Sultan Selīm I in 1517 to the Napoleonic expedition to Egypt in 1798 Introduction Chapter 1. Egypt and Syria § 1. Poetry and rhymed prose § 2. Philology § 3. Historiography A. Individual biographies B. Collective biographical works C. Local and national history D. Chronicles E. Universal history § 4. Popular works and anthologies § 5. Ḥadīth § 6. Fiqh A. The Ḥanafīs B. The Mālikīs C. The Shāfiʿīs D. The Ḥanbalīs E. The Shīʿa § 7. Qurʾānic sciences § 8. Dogmatics § 9. Mysticism § 10. Homiletics and paraenesis § 11. Philosophy § 12. Politics § 13. Mathematics § 14. Astronomy § 15. Geography and travelogues § 16. Hunting and militaria § 17. Music § 18. Medicine § 19. Occult sciences § 20. Encyclopaedias and polyhistors Chapter 2. Al-Jazīra, Iraq, and Bahrain § 1. Poetry § 2. Philology § 3. Historiography § 4. Fiqh A. The Ḥanafīs B. The Shāfiʿīs C. The Shīʿa § 5. Qurʾānic sciences § 6. Dogmatics § 7. Mysticism § 7a. Philosophy § 8. Travelogues Chapter 3. North Arabia § 1. Poetry § 2. Philology § 3. Historiography § 4. Ḥadīth § 5. Fiqh A. The Ḥanafīs B. The Mālikīs C. The Shāfiʿīs D. Ḥanbalīs and Wahhābīs § 6. Qurʾānic sciences § 7. Dogmatics § 8. Mysticism § 9. Philosophy § 10. Mathematics § 11. Astronomy § 12. Geography and travelogues § 13. Encyclopaedias and polyhistors Chapter 4. South Arabia § 1. Poetry and belles-lettres § 2. Philology § 3. Historiography § 4. Ḥadīth § 5. Fiqh A. The Shāfiʿīs B. The Zaydīs § 6. Qurʾānic sciences § 7. Dogmatics § 8. Mysticism § 9. Astronomy § 10. Occult sciences Chapter 5. Oman, East Africa, and Abessinia A. Oman B. East Africa C. Abyssinia Chapter 6. Iran and Tūrān § 1. Poetry and belles-lettres § 1b. Philology § 2. Ḥadīth § 3. Shīʿī fiqh and kalām § 4. Qurʾānic sciences § 5. Mysticism § 6. Philosophy § 8. Mathematics and astronomy § 10. Medicine § 11. Encyclopaedias and polyhistors Chapter 7. India § 1. Philology § 2. Historiography § 3. Belles-lettres § 4. Ḥadīth § 5. Ḥanafī fiqh § 6. Qurʾānic sciences § 7. Dogmatics § 8. Mysticism § 9. Philosophy § 10. Travelogues § 11. Encyclopaedias Chapter 8. The Malay Archipelago Chapter 9. Rumelia and Anatolia § 1a. Philology § 2. Historiography § 3. Popular prose § 4. Ḥadīth § 5. Fiqh, Abū Ḥanīfa § 6. Qurʾānic sciences § 7. Dogmatics § 8. Mysticism § 9. Politics § 10. Astronomy § 11. Medicine § 12. Music § 13. Agriculture § 14. Occult sciences § 15. Encyclopaedias and polyhistors Chapter 10. The Maghreb § 1. Adab § 2. Philology § 3. Historiography § 4. Popular prose § 5. Ḥadīth § 6b. Fiqh, Mālikī § 7. Qurʾānic sciences § 8. Dogmatics § 9. Mysticism § 9a. Philosophy § 10. Mathematics and astronomy § 11. Geography and travelogues § 12. Medicine § 13. Warfare Chapter 11. The Sudan Third Section From the Napoleonic expedition to Egypt in 1798 until the present day Chapter 1. Egypt § 1. Poetry and rhymed prose § 2. Philology § 3. Historiography § 4. Popular prose § 5. Ḥadīth § 6. Fiqh A. The Mālikīs B. The Ḥanafīs C. The Shāfiʿīs § 7. Dogmatics § 8. Mysticism § 9. Paraenesis § 10. Mathematics § 11. Geography and travelogues § 12. Encyclopaedias Chapter 2. Syria § 1. Poetry § 2. Philology § 3. Historiography § 4. Islamic theology and mysticism Chapter 3. Mesopotamia and Iraq Chapter 4. Mecca (North Arabia) Chapter 5. South Arabia Chapter 6. Oman Chapter 7. Persia Chapter 8. Afghanistan Chapter 9. India Chapter 11. Istanbul Chapter 12. Russia Chapter 13. The Maghreb Chapter 14. The Sudan Addenda & Corrigenda Postscript
