Medieval Hebrew poetry in Muslim Egypt : the secular poetry of the Karaite poet Moses ben Abraham Darʻī / / by Joachim J.M.S. Yeshaya.

• Superior document: Karaite texts and studies ; v. 3
• Author: Yeshaya, Joachim J. M. S.
• TeilnehmendeR: Yeshaya, Joachim J.M.S.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Etudes sur le judaïsme médiéval ; t. 44.; Karaite texts and studies ; v. 3.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (364 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Moses ben Abraham Darʿī, born in Alexandria into a family of Moroccan Jewish immigrants, lived in Egypt in the middle of the twelfth century. Though he visited Damascus and Jerusalem, he spent most of his professional life as a physician and poet in the Karaite community of Fusṭāṭ-Cairo. This study...

Table of Contents

• Preliminary Material / J. J. Yeshaya
• Introduction / J. J. Yeshaya
• Chapter One. History Of Research / J. J. Yeshaya
• Chapter Two. Manuscript Tradition / J. J. Yeshaya
• Chapter Three. History Of Fāṭimid And Ayyūbid Egypt / J. J. Yeshaya
• Chapter Four. Moses Ben Abraham Dar’ī / J. J. Yeshaya
• Chapter Five. Poetics And Poetry / J. J. Yeshaya
• Chapter Six. Secular Genres / J. J. Yeshaya
• Chapter Seven. Motifs And Themes / J. J. Yeshaya
• Chapter Eight. Language And Style / J. J. Yeshaya
• Chapter Nine. The Significance Of Moses Dar’ī / J. J. Yeshaya
• Chapter Ten. Edition: Poems Nos. 1–152, On The Basis Of MS NLR Evr. I 802, With Commentary / J. J. Yeshaya
• Alphabetical List Of Poems Nos. 1–152 / J. J. Yeshaya
• Alphabetical List Of Biblical Names / J. J. Yeshaya
• Variant Readings / J. J. Yeshaya
• Bibliography / J. J. Yeshaya
• Index Of Names And Subjects / J. J. Yeshaya
• Plate Section / J. J. Yeshaya.