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A Dictionary of Arabic and Islamic Proverbs

By:Paul Lunde; Justin Wintle
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Print ISBN:9781138699021
eText ISBN:9781000639438
Edition:1
Copyright:1984
Format:Reflowable

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One of the quickest ways to understand a people or a culture is to learn their proverbs. This anthology, first published in 1984, compiles in dictionary form proverbs from the Islamic world, particularly the Middle East and North Africa. The Arabs were the first to gather and annotate their own proverbs – the earliest collections date from the n