The second biography of a woman in Ibn Ṭūlūn’s work al-Ghuraf is longer than the first. It is also concerned with a woman whose very name (as given in the text) already implies reverence towards her: Sitt al-Wuzarāʾ al-Māridāniyya al-Ḥanafiyya. In fact, it almost appears as if this biography was meant to be the center piece of Ibn Tulun’s short chapter on women.
New Publication: Devotional Annotations: Preserving the Family’s Memory in Arabic Manuscripts
Very surprisingly, last week my article in the special issue of Religions on “Domestic Devotions in Medieval and Early Modern Europe” was published. The entire publication process was refreshingly professional and fast.
Continue reading “New Publication: Devotional Annotations: Preserving the Family’s Memory in Arabic Manuscripts”Introducing: Dunya bint Ismaʾil
Today we return to a work that has been a staple on this blog, Ibn Ṭūlūn’s al-Ghuraf al-ʿaliyya. In this and the following entries, I will introduce the few women that the author included in this biographical dictionary.