Murjana: A Novel of Medieval Baghdad - Paperback
by Ghada Karmi
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Interlink BooksISBN-13:9781623716646ISBN-10:1623716640UPC:9781623716646Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Historical, Romance, LiteraryBook Topic:Medieval, HistoricalSize:8.00 x 5.20 x 1.40 inchesWeight:0.6107Product ID:SC3PFXY9BY
Murjana: A Novel of Medieval Baghdad
A tale of love and passion in medieval Baghdad. It is spring of the year 830. Baghdad, the capital of a vast Islamic empire, is one of the world's most glorious cities. Its ruler is an intellectual, a forward-thinking caliph who champions reason and the pursuit of knowledge against the forces of ignorance and superstition. The Caliph's court has become a dazzling academy of poets, musicians,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Interlink BooksISBN-13:9781623716646ISBN-10:1623716640UPC:9781623716646Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Historical, Romance, LiteraryBook Topic:Medieval, HistoricalSize:8.00 x 5.20 x 1.40 inchesWeight:0.6107Product ID:SC3PFXY9BY
Ghada Karmi is a doctor of medicine by training and a specialist in the history of medieval Islamic medicine--a background that enabled her to research the period of the novel, using the original historical sources, and create the novel's main characters, the caliph's physician, and the medicine he practised. Karmi has held a number of academic posts in Middle East history and politics, most...
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