Studies in memory of Gaston Wiet

Studies in memory of Gaston Wiet
Edited by
Prof. Miriam Rosen-Ayalon
Miscellaneous, 479 pp., 1977
Table of Contents
Articles in English and French
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Le harnais de tête en Iran, par R. Grishman (Académie des Inscriptions et Belles
Lettres, Paris)
The Sasanian System of Walls for Defense, by R. N. Frye (Harvard University,
Cambridge, Mass.)
Jewish and Christian Seals of the Sasanian Period, by S. Shaked (The Hebrew
University, Jerusalem)
The Battle of the Ḥarra. Some Socio-Economic Aspects, by M. J. Kister (The
Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Notes sur les cérémonies umayyades, par O. Grabar (Harvard University,
Cambridge, Mass.)
Pious Invocations Probably Used as Titles of Office or as Honorific Titles in
Umayyad and ʿAbbāsid Times, by P. Balog (Rome)
Did the Caliph Abū Jaʿfar al-Manṣūr Murder his Uncle ʿAbdallāh b. ʿAlī and
Other Problems within the Ruling House of the ʿAbbāsids, by J. Lassner (Wayne
State University, Detroit)
La collusion entre les Byzantins et la subversion islamique et la lettre injurieuse
d'un "roi" de Byzance (Deux extraits d'ʿAbd al-Jabbār), par S. Pines (The
Hebrew University, Jerusalem)
Sur quelques acpects de la monnaie musulmane, par A. Launois (Paris)
Vin – fait de civilisation, par J. Sadan (The Hebrew University, Jerusalem)
Refléts de l’art islamique sur les peintures et les reliefs médiévaux en Italie
méridionalle (Xème-XIIIème siècles), par A. Grabar (Académie des Inscriptions
et Belles Lettres, Paris)
The Earliest Commune of Tripoli and the “Tower of the Mint”, by J. Prawer (The
Hebrew University, Jerusalem)
The Ayyūbid Walls of Jerusalem: A New Inscription from the Time of AlMuʿaẓẓam ʿĪsā, by M. Sharon (The Hebrew University, Jerusalem)
A Silver Ring from Medieval Islamic Times, by M. Rosen-Ayalon (The Hebrew
University, Jerusalem)
Quelques problèms que soulève l’histoire des prix dans l’Orient médiéval, par E.
Ashtor (The Hebrew University, Jerusalem)
Dār al-Saʿāda and Dār al-ʿAdl in in Mamlūk Damascus, by W. M. Brinner
(University of California, Berkley)
Literary Activities in Mamlūk Halls and Barracks, by B. Flemming (University
of Hamburg, Hamburg)
Two Further Inscriptions from Qalʿat al-Jundī, by Sh. Tamari (Bar Ilan
University, Ramat Gan)
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The Eunuchs in the Mamlūk Sultanate, by D. Ayalon (The Hebrew University,
Jerusalem)
Mamlūk Heraldry and Interpretatio Christiana, by O. Kurz (The Warburg
Institute, London)
A Contribution to the Early History of Islam in India, by Y. Friedmann (The
Hebrew University, Jerusalem)
Mazār-i Sharīf – A Case of Mistaken Identity?, by L. Golombek (Royal Ontario
Museum, Toronto)
Abrī Painting, by R. Ettinghausen (New York University, New York)
Ṣufī Elements in Late Fifteenth Century Herāt Painting, by R. Milstein (The
Hebrew University, Jerusalem)
Traditional and Reformist Mawlid Celebrations in the Maghrib, by P. Shinar
(The Hebrew University, Jerusalem)
Technique and Form in Modern Arabic Poetry up to World War II, by S. Moreh
(The Hebrew University, Jerusalem)
Religion and Revolution in an Allegory by Najīb Maḥfūẓ. A Study of “Rūḥ ṭabīb
al-qulūb”, by M. Milson (The Hebrew University, Jerusalem)
What is the Tress Like? Notes on a Group of Standard Persian Metaphors, by M.
Zand (The Hebrew University, Jerusalem)
This tribute to the memory of Gaston Wiet, who died in 1971, consists of 28
articles which, with four exceptions, treat aspects of Islamic civilization: its historical
developments, its expression in art, architecture, and literature; its manifestations as
a religion in theory and practice. Three of the four exceptions deal with Sasanian
studies, the fourth is devoted to the Crusades.
The twenty-four articles concerning Islamic civilization were intended to be,
and are, as diverse and wide in scope as Wiet's own interests and publications. In
terms of time they stretch from the Sasanian period until the present day.
"The quality of the contributions uniformly reflects Wiet's own high standards and
[...] the book gives a good idea of the scope and scale of research in Islamic studies at
the Hebrew University of Jerusalem since fifteen articles were contributed by
members of its staff. Finally Professor Rosen-Ayalon is to be congratulated for
assembling and editing a work which undoubtedly would have delighted the scholar
that it honors."
Donald P. Little, McGill University, Journal of Near Eastern Studies
"(the present collection) is a brilliant success... most (of the articles) are models
of lucidity and even elegance..."
G.M. Wickens, University of Toronto
Price: US$ 40
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