The Book of the Islamic Market Inspector Nihayat al-Rutba fi Talab al-Hisba (The Utmost Authority in the Pursuit of Hisba)
by al-Shayzari, Abd al-Rahmaan b. Nasr; Buckley, R. P.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-05-18
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary
This is a fully annotated translation of a 12th-century manual written for the practical use of the Islamic inspector of markets. Filled with lively detail, the manual covers confectioners, perfumers, money-changers, slave traders, physicians, and veterinarians, outlining their professions, ruses and tricks of the trade. It is rich in description and anecdote and shows great concern for ordinary people aside from the sultans, wazirs and other government officials who are usually the focus of early Islamic writing.
Author Biography
Dr Buckley is Lecturer in Arabic, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Manchester.
1990-1998 Lecturer in Arabic-English Translation and Interpreting Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
Table of Contents
| Preface | v | ||||
| Hisba and the Muhtasib | 1 | (11) | |||
| al-Shayzari and the Nihaya | 12 | (13) | |||
| The Manual | 25 | (178) | |||
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| Bibliography | 203 | (6) | |||
| Index | 209 |
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