{"product_id":"the-book-of-charlatans-paperback","title":"The Book of Charlatans - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJamāl Al-Dīn Al-Jawbarī\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHumphrey Davies\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eS. A. Chakraborty\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUncovering the professional secrets of con artists and swindlers in the medieval Middle East\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Charlatans\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive guide to trickery and scams as practiced in the thirteenth century in the cities of the Middle East, especially in Syria and Egypt. Al-Jawbarī was well versed in the practices he describes and may have been a reformed charlatan himself. Divided into thirty chapters, the book reveals the secrets of everyone from \"Those Who Claim to be Prophets\" to \"Those Who Claim to Have Leprosy\" and \"Those Who Dye Horses.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The material is informed in part by the author's own experience with alchemy, astrology, and geomancy, and in part by his extensive research. The work is unique in its systematic, detailed, and inclusive approach to a subject that is by nature arcane and that has relevance not only for social history but also for the history of science. Covering everything from invisible writing to doctoring gemstones and quack medicine, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Charlatans\u003c\/i\u003e opens a fascinating window into a subculture of beggars' guilds and professional con artists in the medieval Arab world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn English-only edition.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJamāl al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm al-Jawbarī (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJamāl al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm al-Jawbarī\u003c\/b\u003e (fl. early seventh\/thirteenth century) was born in the Ghouta region near Damascus. He was the author of three texts, of which only \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Charlatans\u003c\/i\u003e survives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eS. A. Chakraborty (Foreword by) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eS. A. Chakraborty\u003c\/b\u003e is a speculative fiction writer from New York City. Her debut, \u003ci\u003eThe City of Brass\u003c\/i\u003e, was short-listed for the Locus, British Fantasy, and World Fantasy awards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHumphrey Davies (Translator) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e Humphrey Davies\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning translator of some twenty-five works of modern Arabic literature, among them Alaa Al-Aswany's \u003ci\u003eThe Yacoubian Building\u003c\/i\u003e, five novels by Elias Khoury, including \u003ci\u003eGate of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, and Aḥmad Fāris al-Shidyāq's \u003ci\u003eLeg over Leg\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also made a critical edition, translation, and lexicon of the Ottoman-period \u003ci\u003eBrains Confounded by the Ode of Abū Shādūf Expounded\u003c\/i\u003e by Yūsuf al-Shirbīnī, as well as editions and translations of al-Tūnisī's \u003ci\u003eIn Darfur \u003c\/i\u003eand al-Sanhūrī's \u003ci\u003eRisible Rhymes \u003c\/i\u003efrom the same era. In addition, he has\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ecompiled with Madiha Doss an anthology in Arabic entitled \u003ci\u003eAl-ʿāmmiyyah al-miṣriyyah al-maktūbah: mukhtārāt min 1400 ilā 2009\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eEgyptian Colloquial Writing: selections from 1400 to 2009\u003c\/i\u003e) and co-authored, with Lesley Lababidi, \u003ci\u003eA Field Guide to the Street Names of Central Cairo\u003c\/i\u003e. He read Arabic at the University of Cambridge, received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley, and previous to undertaking his first translation in 2003, worked for social development and research organizations in Egypt, Tunisia, Palestine, and Sudan. He is affiliated with the American University in Cairo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.3 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51985759994157,"sku":"9781479813247","price":20.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/SW9ZVDRzOTJxMnlVQ29aVVpDaUFOZz09.webp?v=1776138886","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-book-of-charlatans-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}