Studies on Arabia in Honour of G. Rex Smith (Journal of Semitic Studies Supplement 14)

Smith, G. Rex (Editor)/ Healey, John F. (Editor)/ Porter, Venetia (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0198510640 / ISBN 13: 9780198510642

Published by Oxford Univ Pr, 2003

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363 pages. 10.00x6.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Studies on Arabia in Honour of G. Rex Smith (Journal of Semitic Studies Supplement 14)
• Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198510640
• ISBN 13: 9780198510642
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.93 kilograms

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Synopsis

A collection of essays written in honour of Professor G. Rex Smith, arabist, historian, and scholar of the medieval history of the Yemen, on aspects of the pre-Islamic and Islamic history of Arabia and the Yemen written by a group of international scholars.

About the Author

Venetia Porter is currently a Curator of the Islamic collections in the Department of Oriental Antiquities at the British Museum. She studied Arabic and Islamic Art at Oxford and did her Ph.D on 'The history and monuments of the Taharid dynasty of Yemen' with Professor G. Rex Smith at the University of Durham. She is also Chairman of the Seminar of Arabian Studies.

John Healey is Professor of Semitic Studies in the University of Manchester. His research has been concentrated on Ugaritc and Aramaic studies, especially epigraphy and religion.