Political Humor in Ibn Mammātī's Kitāb al-Fāshūsh fi Aḥkām Qarâqûsh (The Decisions of Qarâqûsh)

This study is an attempt to investigate medieval humor in the Ayyubid period (1171–1250). In a period of constant wars, terrible plagues, and turmoil, Ibn Mammātī wrote a pamphlet entitled Kitāb al-Fāshūsh fi Aḥkām Qarâqûsh (stupidity, or the decisions of Qarâqûsh). It is a small volume which contai...

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Main Author: Dowaidar Ibrahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2020-10-01
Series:Open Linguistics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/opli-2020-0029