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The book of monasteries = Kitāb al-diyārāt /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shābushtī, ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad, -998 (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Kilpatrick, Hilary (Editor, Translator), Qutbuddin, Tahera (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English and Arabic.
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2023]
Series:Library of Arabic literature.
Subjects:
Monasteries > Middle East > Early works to 1800.
Monasteries > Middle East > Poetry > Early works to 1800.
RELIGION / Christianity / Denominations.
Monasteries.
Middle East.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Letter from the General Editor
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Maps
  • Note on the Text
  • Notes to the Introduction
  • The Book of Monasteries
  • The Durmālis Monastery
  • The Samālū Monastery
  • The Monastery of the Foxes
  • The Monastery of the Catholicos
  • The Monastery of the Confessors
  • Ushmūnī's Monastery
  • Sābur's Monastery
  • The Monastery of Qūṭā (the Flock)
  • The Monastery of Mār Jirjis (Saint George)
  • Bāshahrā Monastery (The House of Vigils)
  • The Sisters' Monastery
  • The Monastery in ʻAlth
  • The Virgins' Monastery
  • Al-Sūsī's Monastery
  • The Monastery of Mār Mārī
  • The Monastery of Mār Yuḥannā (Saint John)
  • The Monastery of Ṣabbāʻī
  • Al-Aʻlā Monastery
  • The Monastery of Yūnus ibn Mattā (Jonah Son of Amittai)
  • The Devils' Monastery
  • The Zaʻfarān (Saffron) Monastery
  • The Monastery of Aḥwīshā (the Anchorite)
  • The Fīq Monastery
  • The Monastery of Mount Tabor
  • The Bactrians' Monastery
  • The Monastery of Zakkā (Zacchaeus)
  • The Monastery of Mār Sarjīs (Saint Sergius)
  • Ibn Mazʻūq's Monastery
  • Sarjis's Monastery
  • The Bishops' Monasteries
  • The Shrine of al-Shatīq
  • The Monastery of Hind, Daughter of al-Nuʻmān ibn al-Mundhir
  • The Zurārah Monastery
  • The Monastery of Mār Yawnān
  • Qunnā's Monastery, Also Known as the Monastery of Mār Mārī the Apostle
  • The Monastery of Kaskar
  • The Monasteries of Egypt That People Visit for Drink and Recreation
  • The Quṣayr Monastery
  • The Monastery of Mār Ḥannā (Saint John)
  • The Nahyā Monastery
  • The Monastery of Ṭamwayh
  • The Monasteries Where Miracles Are Performed According to What Those Living There Have Said and Described
  • The Scarabs' Monastery
  • The Rabies Monastery
  • The Tar Spring Monastery
  • The Monastery of Mār Tūmā (Saint Thomas)
  • The Bāṭā Monastery
  • The Monastery of Mār Shimʻūn (Saint Simeon) near Sinn.
  • The ʻAjjāj Monastery
  • The Jūdī Monastery
  • The Church of Mount Sinai
  • The Priory of Abū Hūr
  • The Monastery of Yuḥannas
  • The Priory of Itrīb
  • The Monastery in the Region of Akhmīm
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Further Reading
  • Index of Arabic Poetry
  • Index
  • About NYU Abu Dhabi Institute
  • About this E-book
  • Titles Published by the Library of Arabic Literature
  • About the Editor-Translator.