description: This book traces the evolution in Arabic literature of a tradition of writing on the subject of profane love - the human, earthly, passionate love of one person for another. The development of this genre spanned at least 900 years. Twenty essays and treatises.
language: English
title: Theory of Profane Love Among the Arabs: The Development of the Genre
titlecomplete: Theory of Profane Love Among the Arabs: The Development of the Genre (New York University Studies in Near Eastern Civilization, No. 3)
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publisher: New York University Press