num_pages: 304
description: Elaborate, explanatory notes from the author's 1859 translation of the Arabian Nights comprise a virtual encyclopedia of Middle Eastern life. Intriguing account of Islamic society as it existed during the Middle Ages considers importance of religion, literature, festivals, education, slavery, role of women in society, and rituals observed for the dead.
language: English
title: Arab Society in the Time of The Thousand and One Nights
titlecomplete: Arab Society in the Time of The Thousand and One Nights
genres: History, Classics, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 23
publisher: Dover Publications