Hilary Kilpatrick

Nonfiction al-Shabushti, Book of Monasteries, excerpts, Hilary Kilpatrick, Library of Arabic Literature

Of Monasteries and Miracles: An Excerpt from al-Shabushti’s ‘Book of Monasteries’

February 21, 2024

This past June, the Library of Arabic Literature published Iraqi scribe and librarian al-Shābushtī’s (d. 388/998 or 389/999) anthology of monasteries in Hilary Kilpatrick’s clear and engaging translation. From the […]

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