The Book of Charlatans / / Jamāl al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm al-Jawbarī; ed. by Manuela Dengler.
Uncovering the professional secrets of con artists and swindlers in the medieval Middle EastThe Book of Charlatans is a comprehensive guide to trickery and scams as practiced in the thirteenth century in the cities of the Middle East, especially in Syria and Egypt. The author, al-Jawbarī, was well v...
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New York, NY : New York University Press, [2020] ©2020 1 online resource : 2 maps text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Library of Arabic Literature ; 64 Frontmatter -- Letter from the General Editor -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Map: al-Jawbarī’s World: The Periphery -- Map: al-Jawbarī’s World: The Center -- Note on the Text -- Notes to the Introduction -- The Book of Charlatans -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Exposé of the Tricks of Fake Prophets -- Chapter 2: Exposé of the Tricks of Fake Shaykhs and Illusionists among the Dervishes, the Shaykhs, and “the Righteous” -- Chapter 3: Exposé of the Tricks of Fire-and-Brimstone Preachers -- Chapter 4: Exposé of the Tricks of Monks -- Chapter 5: Exposé of the Tricks of Jews and Others -- Chapter 6: Exposé of the Tricks of the Banū Sāsān -- Chapter 7: Exposé of the Tricks of Those Who Work Solomon’s Ant -- Chapter 8: Exposé of the Tricks of Those Who Practice War and Bear Arms -- Chapter 9: Exposé of the Tricks of the People of the Kāf, That Is, Alchemy -- Chapter 10: Exposé of the Tricks of Apothecaries -- Chapter 11: Exposé of the Tricks of the People of the Mīm (Who Are Treasure Hunters Who Pretend to Have Access to Hoards of Wealth and Buried Treasure) -- Chapter 12: Exposé of the Tricks of Astrologers Who Ply Their Trade on the Highway -- Chapter 13: Exposé of the Tricks of Spirit Conjurors -- Chapter 14: Exposé of the Tricks of the Doctors Who Practice on the Highways -- Chapter 15: Exposé of the Tricks of Those Who Extract Worms from Teeth -- Chapter 16: Exposé of the Tricks of Eye Doctors Who Use Metal Instruments -- Chapter 17: Exposé of the Tricks of Those Who Dye Horses -- Chapter 18: Exposé of Their Tricks; Example: Those Who Dye Humans -- Chapter 19: Exposé of the Tricks of Those Who Manipulate Fire and Can Block Its Heat -- Chapter 20: Exposé of the Tricks of Those Who Concoct Artificial Foodstuffs -- Chapter 21: Exposé of the Tricks of Those Who Work Knockout Drugs and Stupefacients -- Chapter 22: Exposé of the Tricks of Notaries, That Is, of the People Who Draw Up Contracts -- Chapter 23: Exposé of the Tricks of Prestidigitators -- Chapter 24: Exposé of Jewelers and Their Fake Products -- Chapter 25: Exposé of the Tricks of Money Changers, of Scams They Pull and Scams Pulled on Them -- Chapter 26: Exposé of the Tricks of Those Who Creep Up on Beardless Boys at Music and Chanting Performances and Weddings and on Journeys and So On -- Chapter 27: Exposé of the Tricks of “the Masters of the Crafts” -- Chapter 28: Exposé of the Tricks of Sneak Thieves (Thieves Who Enter Houses Unlawfully) -- Chapter 29: Exposé of the Tricks of the Thieves Who Enter Houses by Making Holes in Walls and Committing Murder -- Chapter 30: Exposé of the Tricks of Women, and of Their Cunning, Craftiness, and Duplicity -- Notes -- Glossary of People, Places, and Little-Known Simples -- Bibliography -- Further Reading -- Index -- About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute -- About the Typefaces -- Titles Published by the Library of Arabic Literature -- About the Editor -- About the Translator restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Uncovering the professional secrets of con artists and swindlers in the medieval Middle EastThe Book of Charlatans is a comprehensive guide to trickery and scams as practiced in the thirteenth century in the cities of the Middle East, especially in Syria and Egypt. The author, al-Jawbarī, was well versed in the practices he describes and may well have been a reformed charlatan himself. Divided into thirty chapters, his book reveals the secrets of everyone from “Those Who Claim to be Prophets” to “Those Who Claim to Have Leprosy” and “Those Who Dye Horses.” The material is informed in part by the author’s own experience with alchemy, astrology, and geomancy, and in part by his extensive research. The work is unique in its systematic, detailed, and inclusive approach to a subject that is by nature arcane and that has relevance not only for social history but also for the history of science. Covering everything from invisible writing to doctoring gemstones and quack medicine, The Book of Charlatans opens a fascinating window into a subculture of beggars’ guilds and professional con artists in the medieval Arab world.A bilingual Arabic-English edition. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 27. Jan 2023) Impostors and imposture Islamic Empire. Quacks and quackery Islamic Empire. Swindlers and swindling Islamic Empire. LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Middle Eastern. bisacsh Chakraborty, S. 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Frontmatter -- Letter from the General Editor -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Map: al-Jawbarī’s World: The Periphery -- Map: al-Jawbarī’s World: The Center -- Note on the Text -- Notes to the Introduction -- The Book of Charlatans -- Chapter 1: Exposé of the Tricks of Fake Prophets -- Chapter 2: Exposé of the Tricks of Fake Shaykhs and Illusionists among the Dervishes, the Shaykhs, and “the Righteous” -- Chapter 3: Exposé of the Tricks of Fire-and-Brimstone Preachers -- Chapter 4: Exposé of the Tricks of Monks -- Chapter 5: Exposé of the Tricks of Jews and Others -- Chapter 6: Exposé of the Tricks of the Banū Sāsān -- Chapter 7: Exposé of the Tricks of Those Who Work Solomon’s Ant -- Chapter 8: Exposé of the Tricks of Those Who Practice War and Bear Arms -- Chapter 9: Exposé of the Tricks of the People of the Kāf, That Is, Alchemy -- Chapter 10: Exposé of the Tricks of Apothecaries -- Chapter 11: Exposé of the Tricks of the People of the Mīm (Who Are Treasure Hunters Who Pretend to Have Access to Hoards of Wealth and Buried Treasure) -- Chapter 12: Exposé of the Tricks of Astrologers Who Ply Their Trade on the Highway -- Chapter 13: Exposé of the Tricks of Spirit Conjurors -- Chapter 14: Exposé of the Tricks of the Doctors Who Practice on the Highways -- Chapter 15: Exposé of the Tricks of Those Who Extract Worms from Teeth -- Chapter 16: Exposé of the Tricks of Eye Doctors Who Use Metal Instruments -- Chapter 17: Exposé of the Tricks of Those Who Dye Horses -- Chapter 18: Exposé of Their Tricks; Example: Those Who Dye Humans -- Chapter 19: Exposé of the Tricks of Those Who Manipulate Fire and Can Block Its Heat -- Chapter 20: Exposé of the Tricks of Those Who Concoct Artificial Foodstuffs -- Chapter 21: Exposé of the Tricks of Those Who Work Knockout Drugs and Stupefacients -- Chapter 22: Exposé of the Tricks of Notaries, That Is, of the People Who Draw Up Contracts -- Chapter 23: Exposé of the Tricks of Prestidigitators -- Chapter 24: Exposé of Jewelers and Their Fake Products -- Chapter 25: Exposé of the Tricks of Money Changers, of Scams They Pull and Scams Pulled on Them -- Chapter 26: Exposé of the Tricks of Those Who Creep Up on Beardless Boys at Music and Chanting Performances and Weddings and on Journeys and So On -- Chapter 27: Exposé of the Tricks of “the Masters of the Crafts” -- Chapter 28: Exposé of the Tricks of Sneak Thieves (Thieves Who Enter Houses Unlawfully) -- Chapter 29: Exposé of the Tricks of the Thieves Who Enter Houses by Making Holes in Walls and Committing Murder -- Chapter 30: Exposé of the Tricks of Women, and of Their Cunning, Craftiness, and Duplicity -- Notes -- Glossary of People, Places, and Little-Known Simples -- Bibliography -- Further Reading -- Index -- About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute -- About the Typefaces -- Titles Published by the Library of Arabic Literature -- About the Editor -- About the Translator |
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Example: Those Who Dye Humans -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Chapter 19: Exposé of the Tricks of Those Who Manipulate Fire and Can Block Its Heat -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Chapter 20: Exposé of the Tricks of Those Who Concoct Artificial Foodstuffs -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Chapter 21: Exposé of the Tricks of Those Who Work Knockout Drugs and Stupefacients -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Chapter 22: Exposé of the Tricks of Notaries, That Is, of the People Who Draw Up Contracts -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Chapter 23: Exposé of the Tricks of Prestidigitators -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Chapter 24: Exposé of Jewelers and Their Fake Products -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Chapter 25: Exposé of the Tricks of Money Changers, of Scams They Pull and Scams Pulled on Them -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Chapter 26: Exposé of the Tricks of Those Who Creep Up on Beardless Boys at Music and Chanting Performances and Weddings and on Journeys and So On -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Chapter 27: Exposé of the Tricks of “the Masters of the Crafts” -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Chapter 28: Exposé of the Tricks of Sneak Thieves (Thieves Who Enter Houses Unlawfully) -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Chapter 29: Exposé of the Tricks of the Thieves Who Enter Houses by Making Holes in Walls and Committing Murder -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Chapter 30: Exposé of the Tricks of Women, and of Their Cunning, Craftiness, and Duplicity -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Notes -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Glossary of People, Places, and Little-Known Simples -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Bibliography -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Further Reading -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Index -- </subfield><subfield code="t">About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute -- </subfield><subfield code="t">About the Typefaces -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Titles Published by the Library of Arabic Literature -- </subfield><subfield code="t">About the Editor -- </subfield><subfield code="t">About the Translator</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="506" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">restricted access</subfield><subfield code="u">http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec</subfield><subfield code="f">online access with authorization</subfield><subfield code="2">star</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Uncovering the professional secrets of con artists and swindlers in the medieval Middle EastThe Book of Charlatans is a comprehensive guide to trickery and scams as practiced in the thirteenth century in the cities of the Middle East, especially in Syria and Egypt. The author, al-Jawbarī, was well versed in the practices he describes and may well have been a reformed charlatan himself. Divided into thirty chapters, his book reveals the secrets of everyone from “Those Who Claim to be Prophets” to “Those Who Claim to Have Leprosy” and “Those Who Dye Horses.” The material is informed in part by the author’s own experience with alchemy, astrology, and geomancy, and in part by his extensive research. The work is unique in its systematic, detailed, and inclusive approach to a subject that is by nature arcane and that has relevance not only for social history but also for the history of science. 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