Works by Moreh, Shmuel, 1932‒2017 as author 11
The Arabic novel between Arabic and European influences during the nineteenth century
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The Arabic theatre in Egypt in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
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The background of mediaeval arabic theatre : hellenistic-roman and persian influences
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al-Jabarti’s attitude towards the ʿUlamaʾ of his time
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Al-Jabartī's method of composing his chronicle ʿAjāʾib al-āthār fī 'l-tarājim wa-'l-akhbār (The marvelous compositions of biographies and events)
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Live theater and dramatic literature in the Medieval Arab world
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The perfect ʿālim according to ʿAbd al-Rahmān al-Jabartī’s historical works
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Jabartī’s (1753–1825) ʿAjāʾib al-āthār is the swan song of Arabic traditional historiography, composed by an author aware of the crucial role of European imperialism and its impact upon Islamic civilization. In composing this historical masterpiece, al-Jabartī was able to combine the Islamic religious and secular sciences of his day, and to do so as a critical author sensitive to the Islamic value system of justice and welfare. The study of Professor Shmuel Moreh from the Hebrew University reveals for the first time the traits of an ideal Muslim ʿālim as an advisor to the Mamluk rulers. Al-Jabartī’s main recommendation is to adhere to the Quranic principle “to enjoin good and forbid evil”. Thus he could criticize the tyranny of Muḥammad ʿAlī and the corruption of his contemporary religious scholars. The second principle is: “Power leads to corruption and oppression.” Therefore, the ʿulamāʾ should abstain from acquiring political power and from asking Mamluk emirs for favors. They should behave according to Qurʾanic regulations. Al-Jabartī believes that God rules the Universe through reward and punishment, and that Muḥammad ʿAlī’s restrictions on the influence of the ʿulamāʾ is a punishment from God for not following Islamic Law. By massacring the Mamluks (1811), the new ruler was able to implement his vision of a modern Egyptian state.
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Technique and form in modern Arabic poetry up to World War II
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Ya'qūb Ṣanū' : his religious Identity and Work in the Theater and Journalism, according to the Family Archive
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