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| Document Type: | Article of a journal |
| Title: | Echoes of a thirsty owl : death and afterlife in pre-Islamic Arabic poetry / T. Emil Homerin. |
| Author: | Homerin, Th. Emil |
| Summary: | Study of ancient Arab beliefs about death and the afterlife throught the owl metaphor in poetry. |
| Author as Subject: | Ibn al-Kalbi, d.819al-Mas'udi ca. 896-956al-Shahrastani, 1086-1153Ibn al-Anbari, Muhammad ibn al-Qasim, 885-940Ka'b 7th cent.'Amir ibn al-Tufayl, ca. 570-ca. 632'Abid ibn al-Abras, 6th cent.al-Muraqqish al-Akbar, 6th cent.'Urwa ibn al-Ward, 2nd hf. 6th cent.Ibn al-Humayyir, d. 704Ibn al-Humayyir, d. 704 |
| Descriptors: | Ancient poetry Bible Elegy NasibOwl Poetry, Ancient -- Death Travelling Poetry, Ancient --Boasting Satire |
| Source: | Journal of Near Eastern studies. 44: 2 (1985), p. 165-184 |
| Source Type: | Serial |
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