Islam in English LiteraturePrinted at the American Press, 1939 - 258 pages |
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Page 12
... Mecca , the pil- grim dress- " oon manere clobynge " and the throwing of stones , " as it were for to stene the devel . " 4 Higden knew that the Moslems face the south ( toward Mecca ) in prayer , but he did not know the reason . He ...
... Mecca , the pil- grim dress- " oon manere clobynge " and the throwing of stones , " as it were for to stene the devel . " 4 Higden knew that the Moslems face the south ( toward Mecca ) in prayer , but he did not know the reason . He ...
Page 108
... Mecca . " 1 Paley is claiming too much here . It is true that wine was prohibited in the fourth year of the Hegira , but the authority of Islam was far from being established by military success at that time . Even Mecca continued to ...
... Mecca . " 1 Paley is claiming too much here . It is true that wine was prohibited in the fourth year of the Hegira , but the authority of Islam was far from being established by military success at that time . Even Mecca continued to ...
Page 169
... Mecca . A plan of the work was drawn up , and each poet selected the part which he would de- velop . Southey had no illusions about the ability of his promising brother - poet to perform what he promised . In a letter to William Taylor ...
... Mecca . A plan of the work was drawn up , and each poet selected the part which he would de- velop . Southey had no illusions about the ability of his promising brother - poet to perform what he promised . In a letter to William Taylor ...
Contents
THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE | 1 |
THE AGE OF DRYDEN | 19 |
THE AGE OF POPE | 54 |
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