The Arabian Nights Encyclopedia: [2 volumes]

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The most comprehensive treatment of the Arabian Nights ever published, with more than 800 detailed encyclopedic entries and a wealth of authoritative essays and resources. * Includes 800+ encyclopedic entries covering all aspects of the Arabian Nights * Begins with a fascinating introduction and a variety of essays by renowned scholars, presenting areas of pivotal interest and concern * Includes a concordance of tales in different editions and translations * Provides an extensive bibliography, featuring reference works published in English and other languages

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"The scholarship in the work is impeccable ... The work is impressive ... Recommended. Academic collections." - Choice "The editors of these two volumes have succeeded in their goal of presenting the most comprehensive treatment of The Arabian Nights ever published in the English language... Perhaps this erudite, fascinating encyclopedia will encourage scholars to further research and translation. Certainly it should awaken in readers a new appreciaton for these important tales." - American Reference Books Annual

Author Bio

Ulrich Marzolph, PhD, is professor of Islamic studies at the Georg-August University, Gottingen, Germany, and a senior member of the editorial committee of the Enzyklopadie des Marchens. Richard van Leeuwen, PhD, is associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.