A Dictionary of Arabic and Islamic Proverbs

by Paul Lunde, Justin Wintle

Overview

One of the quickest ways to understand a people or a culture is to learn their proverbs. This anthology, first published in 1984, compiles in dictionary form proverbs from the Islamic world, particularly the Middle East and North Africa. The Arabs were the first to gather and annotate their own proverbs – the earliest collections date from the n

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000639438
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/14/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	178
File size:	323 KB

About the Author

Paul Lunde and Justin Wintle

Table of Contents

Preface. Acknowledgements. A Summary of Classification. The Proverbs.