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Professor James Montgomery

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Journal articles

2018

  • Montgomery, JE., 2018. Al-Jahiz on Misarticulation: <i>Bayan</i> 1.34.4-74.8 JOURNAL OF ARABIC LITERATURE, v. 49
    Doi: 10.1163/1570064X-12341355
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  • Montgomery, JE., 2018. Al-Jāhiz on misarticulation: Bayān 1.34.4-74.8 Journal of Arabic Literature, v. 49
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1163/1570064x-12341355
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    2013

  • Montgomery, JE., 2013. Would al-Jāh{dot below}iz{dot below} Please Make Himself Known? Reflections on the Absent al-Jāh{dot below}iz{dot below} Middle Eastern Literatures,
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  • Montgomery, JE., 2013. Would al-Jāi Please Make Himself Known? Reflections on the Absent al-Jāi Middle Eastern Literatures, v. 16
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/1475262X.2013.775857
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  • Montgomery, JE., 2013. Listening for the Poem: Homage to Pierre Larcher Quaderni di Studi Arabi, v. 8
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    2012

  • Shwalb, DW., Shwalb, BJ. and Lamb, ME., 2012. Introduction Fathers in Cultural Context,
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    2011

  • Montgomery, JE., 2011. Why al-Jāhiz needs Slonimsky's earbox Journal of the American Oriental Society, v. 131
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    2010

  • Montgomery, JE., 2010. 'Abbasid studies III: Occasional papers of the Meetings at St. Andrews, 26-29 June, 2006 and Cambridge, 7-9 July, 2008: Editor's introduction Oriens, v. 38
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1163/187783710X536635
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  • Montgomery, JE., 2010. Abū Nuwās, The Justified Sinner? Oriens: journal of the International Society for Oriental Research, v. 39
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1163/187783710X536987
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  • Montgomery, JE., 2010. Editor’s introduction Abbasid Studies III: Occasional Papers of the Meetings at St. Andrews, 26-29 June, 2006 and Cambridge, 7-9 July, 2008, v. 38
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1163/187783710X536635
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    2009

  • Montgomery, JE., 2009. Speech and Nature: al-Jahiz, Kitab al-Bayan wa-l-tabyin, 2.175-207, Part 2 MIDDLE EAST LIT, v. 12
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/14752620902760517
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  • Montgomery, JE., 2009. Speech and Nature: al-Jahiz, Kitab al-Bayan wa-al-tabyin, 2.175-207, pt 3 MIDDLE EAST LIT, v. 12
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/14752620902951124
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  • Montgomery, JE., 2009. Speech and Nature: al-Jahiz, Kitab al-Bayan wa-l-tabyin, 2.175-207, Part 4 MIDDLE EAST LIT, v. 12
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/14752620903302178
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    2008

  • Montgomery, JE., 2008. Speech and Nature: al-Jāhiz, Kitāb al-Bayān wa-l-tabyīn, 2.175-207 Middle Eastern Literatures (Print), v. 11
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/14752620802223764
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  • Barnett, RJ. and Diemberger, H., 2008. Editorial introduction Inner Asia, v. 10
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1163/000000008793066858
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    2007

  • Bulag, UE., 2007. Editorial introduction Inner Asia, v. 9
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1163/146481707793646647
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  • Burke, DA., Campbell, CJ., Kiloh, K., Palamarek, MK. and Short, J., 2007. Introduction Adorno and the Need in Thinking: New Critical Essays,
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    2006

  • Montgomery, J., 2006. Spectral Armies, Snakes, and a Giant from Gog and Magog The Medieval History Journal, v. 9
    Doi: 10.1177/097194580500900104
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  • Sneath, D., 2006. Editorial introduction Inner Asia, v. 8
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1163/146481706793646774
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  • Montgomery, JE., 2006. Beeston and the singing-girls Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, v. 36
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    2004

  • Montgomery, JE., 2004. Travelling autopsies: Ibn Falān and the Bulghār1 Middle Eastern Literatures, v. 7
    Doi: 10.1080/1475262042000197262
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    2002

  • Montgomery, JE., 2002. Lexical Ibdal, part 1, Introduction: Source studies with a reconstruction of Abu Turab's 'Kitab al-l'tiqab' J AM ORIENTAL SOC, v. 122
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  • Montgomery, JE., 2002. 'Diwan' of Abu'n-Nagm: Materials for the study of Ragaz poetry, vol 1 J AM ORIENTAL SOC, v. 122
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  • Montgomery, JE., 2002. "Und der Kalif lachte, bis er auf den Rucken fiel": An essay on phraseology and stylistics in classical Arabic, 2 vols J AM ORIENTAL SOC, v. 122
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  • Montgomery, JE., 2002. The Beduin and the rain clouds: A contribution to research on an Arabic anecdote J AM ORIENTAL SOC, v. 122
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    2001

  • Montgomery, JE., 2001. Ibn Rusta's Lack of 'Eloquence', the Rūs, and Samanid Cosmography Edebiyât: The Journal of Middle Eastern Literatures, v. 12
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    2000

  • Montgomery, JE., 2000. Ibn Faḍlān and the Rūsiyyah Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies, v. 3
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    1999

  • 1999. Arabic & Middle Eastern Literature. Special issue, entitled "The era of al-Mutanabbī: Proceedings of the eighth symposium on Classical Arabic poetry Arabic & Middle Eastern Literature, v. 2
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/13666169908718209
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  • Montgomery, JE., 1999. Abū Firās's veneric<i>Urjūzah Muzdawijah</i> Arabic &amp; Middle Eastern Literature, v. 2
    Doi: 10.1080/13666169908718213
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    1997

  • Montgomery, JE., 1997. ‘Alqama al-Faḥl's Contest with Imru’ al-Qays: What Happens When a Poet is Umpired by His Wife Arabica: Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies, v. 44
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1163/1570058972582678
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  • Montgomery, JE., 1997. Al-Sindibad wa-Fulim: Ta’ammulat fi nushu’ ahad al-anmat al-adabiyyah al-bad’iyyah al-Ādāb.الآداب., v. November/December
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  • Montgomery, J., 1997. ʿAlqama Al-Faḥl's Contest with Imruʾ Al-Qays: What Happens When a Poet Is Umpired by his Wife? Arabica, v. 44
    Doi: 10.1163/1570058972582678
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    1996

  • Montgomery, JE., 1996. Introduction Journal of Arabic Literature, v. 27
    Doi: 10.1163/157006496x00011
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  • 1996. Journal of Arabic Literature. Special issue entitled "The Era of Abū Tammām and Ibn al-Rūmī: Proceedings of the Seventh Symposium on Classical Arabic Poetry" Journal of Arabic Literature, v. 27
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  • Montgomery, JE., 1996. For the Love of a Christian Boy: a Song By Abū Nuwas Journal of Arabic Literature, v. 27
    Doi: 10.1163/157006496x00084
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    1995

  • Montgomery, JE., 1995. Al-Mutanabbī and the Psychology of Grief Journal of the American Oriental Society, v. 115
    Doi: 10.2307/604672
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  • MONTOGOMERY, JE., 1995. THE DESERTED ENCAMPMENT IN ANCIENT ARABIC POETRY: A NEXUS OF TOPICAL COMPARISONS Journal of Semitic Studies, v. XL
    Doi: 10.1093/jss/xl.2.283
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    1994

  • Montgomery, JE., 1994. Arkhilokhos, al-Nabigha al-Dhubyani and a complaint against blacksmiths - or, a funny thing happened to me ... Edebiyat, v. 5
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  • Montgomery, JE., 1994. Revelry and Remorse: a Poem of Abū Nuwās Journal of Arabic Literature, v. 25
    Doi: 10.1163/157006494x00031
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    1993

  • Montgomery, JE., 1993. Al-Jāhiz On the Masjidites of Basra Journal of Arabic Literature, v. 24
    Doi: 10.1163/157006493x00294
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    1992

  • Montgomery, JE., 1992. On the Unity and Disunity of the <i>Qaṣīdah</i> Journal of Arabic Literature, v. 23
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    1990

  • Studies, SOʻ., 1990. Convention and invention : Abū Firās’s poetic correspondence with Abū Zuhayr Occasional papers of the School of Abbasid Studies, v. 2
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    1989

  • Montgomery, JE. and Mattock, JN., 1989. The Metaphysical 'Umar?* Journal of Arabic Literature, v. 20
    Doi: 10.1163/157006489x00028
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    1986

  • Montgomery, JE., 1986. Dichotomy in Jahili Poetry Journal of Arabic Literature, v. 17
    Doi: 10.1163/157006486x00012
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    Books

    2018

  • Montgomery, JE., 2018. Dīwān ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād. A Literary-historical Study
  • Shaddad, AI., 2018. War Songs
  • Shaddad, AI., 2018. War Songs

    • 2017

  • Fadlan, AI., 2017. Mission to the Volga
  • Qutaybah, I., 2017. The Excellence of the Arabs

    • 2016 (No publication date)

  • 2016 (No publication date). Two Arabic travel books: accounts of China and India

    • 2016

  • 2016. The Epistle of Forgiveness, or, A Pardon to Enter the Garden

    • 2015

  • Al Sirafi, AZ., Ibn Fadlan, A., Mackintosh-Smith, T. and Montgomery, JE., 2015. Two Arabic travel books: Accounts of China and India and mission to the Volga
  • 2015. Consorts of the caliphs: women and the court of Baghdad
  • 2015. The life and times of Abū Tammām by Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyá al-Ṣūlī: preceded by al-Ṣūlī’s Epistle to Abū l-Layth Muzāḥim ibn Fātik
  • 2015. Wit and wisdom in classical Arabic literature: Leiden lectures on Arabic language and culture

    • 2014

  • 2014. Epistles of the Brethren of Purity. On geography : an Arabic critical edition and English translation of Epistle 4

    • 2013

  • Montgomery, JE., 2013. Al-Jahiz: in Praise of Books
  • Montgomery, JE., 2013. Al-Jāḥiẓ: In praise of books

    • 2010

  • Suleiman, Y., 2010. Living Islamic History: Studies in Honour of Professor Carole Hillenbrand
  • Schoeler, G., 2010. The Biography of Muhammed
  • Schoeler, G., 2010. The Oral and the Written in Early Islam

    • 2007

  • 2007. Islamic crosspollinations: interactions in the medieval Middle East

    • 2006

  • montgomery, J., 2006. Arabic theology, Arabic philosophy: from the many to the one : essays in celebration of Richard M. Frank
  • 2006. Arabic theology, Arabic philosophy: from the many to the one : essays in celebration of Richard M. Frank
  • Schoeler, G., 2006. The oral and the written in early Islam

    • 2004

  • 2004. Abbasid studies: occasional papers of the School of ʻAbbasid Studies, Cambridge, 6-10 July 2002

    • 1997

  • Montgomery, JE., 1997. The vagaries of the Qasidah: the tradition and practice of early Arabic poetry
    • Book chapters

    2017

  • Schaffer, S., Serlin, D. and Tucker, J., 2017. Editors’ introduction
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1215/01636545-3690834
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  • Sneath, D., 2017. Editorial Introduction
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1163/22105018-12340076
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    2015

  • Montgomery, JE., 2015. On hedgehogs, foxes, magpies, and why the world should read classical Arabic poetry
  • Montgomery, JE., 2015. Al-Jāḥiẓ

    • 2014

  • Montgomery, JE., 2014. Jahiz: dangerous freethinker?

    • 2013

  • Montgomery, JE., 2013. Leo Strauss and the alethiometer
  • Montgomery, JE., 2013. Geography in Islam

    • 2010

  • Montgomery, JE., 2010. Vikings and Rus in Arabic Sources

    • 2009

  • Montgomery, JE., 2009. Al-Jāhiz on jest and earnest
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1515/9783110211061
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  • Dittmar, M., Forte, S., Glazov, A., Moch, S., Altarelli, G., Anderson, J., Ball, RD., Beuf, G., Boonekamp, M., Burkhardt, H., Caola, F., Ciafaloni, M., Colferai, D., Cooper-Sarkar, A., De Roeck, A., Del Debbio, L., Feltesse, J., Gelis, F., Grebenyuk, J., Guffanti, A., Halyol, V., I. Latorre, J., Lendermann, V., Li, G., Motyka, L., Petersen, T., Piccione, A., Radescu, V., Rogal, M., Rojo, J., Royon, C., Salam, GP., Sálek, D., Stásto, AM., Thorne, RS., Ubiali, M., Vermaseren, JAM., Vogt, A., Watt, G. and White, CD., 2009. Introduction
  • Montgomery, JE., 2009. Al-Jāhiz on jest and earnest
    Doi: 10.1515/9783110211061.3.202
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    2008

  • Montgomery, JE., 2008. ARABIC SOURCES ON THE VIKINGS
  • Montgomery, JE., 2008. Convention as Cognition; On the Cultivation of Emotion
  • Montgomery, JE., 2008. The Vikings in Arabic Sources

    • 2007

  • Montgomery, JE., 2007. Al-Jāḥiẓ and Hellenizing philosophy
  • Matthews, DE., Sidossis, LS., Gassull, MA. and Correia, MITD., 2007. Editorial introductions
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1097/01.mco.0000285302.61289.de
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  • Montgomery, JE., 2007. Islamic Crosspollinations

    • 2006

  • Montgomery, JE., 2006. Al-Jāḥiẓ
  • Montgomery, JE., 2006. The empty Ḥijāz
  • Montgomery, JE., 2006. Al-Jāḥiẓ's <i>Kitāb al-bayān wa al-tabyīn</i>
  • Montgomery, JE., 2006. The oral and the written in early Islam

    • 2005

  • Montgomery, JE., 2005. Serendipity, Resistance, and Multivalency: Ibn Khurradādhbih and His <i>Kitāb al-masālik wa-l-mamālik</i>
  • Montgomery, JE., 2005. Al-Jahiz

    • 2004

  • 2004. Pyrrhic scepticism and the conquest of disorder: prolegomenon to the study of Ibn Faḍlān
  • Montgomery, JE., 2004. Of models and amanuenses: the remarks on the Qaṣīda in Ibn Qutayba’s Kitāb al-Shiʻr wa-l-shuʻarāʼ

    • 2003

  • MONTGOMERY, J., 2003. [Classical Islamic world] - FIVE ENTRIES
  • Montgomery, JE., 2003. Ibn Fadlan

    • 2001

  • Montgomery, JE., 2001. Salvation at Sea? Seafaring in Early Arabic Poetry

    • 2000

  • Montgomery, JE., 2000. Suk̲h̲f
  • Montgomery, JE., 2000. Surāḳa b. Mirdās al-Aṣg̲h̲ar
  • Montgomery, JE., 2000. Ṭarafa
  • Montgomery, JE., 2000. Ṭufayl b. ʿAwf
  • Montgomery, JE., 2000. al-Ṣanawbarī
  • Montgomery, JE., 2000. Umayya b. Abi ’l-Ṣalt
  • Montgomery, JE., 2000. al-ʿUtbī
  • Montgomery, JE., 2000. ʿUmar (b. ʿAbd Allāh) b. Abī Rabīʿa
  • Montgomery, JE., 2000. Of sex and alcohol: the marginal voice of Abū Nuwās

    • 1999

  • Montgomery, JE., 1999. Al-sindibad and polyphemus - Reflections on the genesis of an archetype
  • Montgomery, JE., 1999. Al-Sindibād and polyphemus, reflections on the Genesis of an archetype

    • 1998

  • Montgomery, JE., 1998. ῾Amr ibn Kulthūm
  • Montgomery, JE., 1998. ῾Amr ibn Qamī᾽a
  • Montgomery, JE., 1998. Salāma ibn Jandal
  • Montgomery, JE., 1998. Abū al-Najm al-῾ljlī
  • Montgomery, JE., 1998. Abū Du’ād al-lyādī
  • Montgomery, JE., 1998. Abū Firās al-Ḥamdani
  • Montgomery, JE., 1998. Abū Nukhayla
  • Montgomery, JE., 1998. Abū Nuwās the alcoholic
  • Montgomery, JE., 1998. al-Ḥarith ibn Ḥilliza
  • Montgomery, JE., 1998. al-Ḥuṭay’a
  • Montgomery, JE., 1998. Suwayd ibn Abī Kāhil
  • Montgomery, JE., 1998. ṭardiyya (hunting poem)
  • Montgomery, JE., 1998. al-Nābigha al-Ja‛dĪ
  • Montgomery, JE., 1998. al-Namir ibn Tawlab
  • Montgomery, J., 1998. Ṭufayl ibn ‛Awf al-GhanawĪ
  • Montgomery, JE., 1998. Waraqa ibn Nawfal
  • Montgomery, JE., 1998. Aws ibn Ḥajar
  • Montgomery, JE., 1998. Zayd al-Khayl
  • Montgomery, JE., 1998. Zuhayr ibn AbĪ Sulmā
  • Montgomery, JE., 1998. Dhū al-Rumma
  • Montgomery, JE., 1998. Ibn Muqbil
  • Montgomery, JE., 1998. Muzarrid ibn Ḍirār al-Dhubyānī

    • 1996

  • Montgomery, JE., 1996. Sundry Observations on the Fate of Poetry in the Early Islamic Period
  • Montgomery, JE., 1996. Sundry observations on the fate of poetry in the early Islamic period

    • 1995

  • 1995. Islamske Syn på Europa in Middelaldrene

    • 1993

  • Montgomery, JE., 1993. The Cat and the Camel: A Literary Motif
  • Montgomery, JE., 1993. Forhold mellom Arbeid og Fritid i Klassisk Ababisk Kultur
    • Internet publications

    2015

  • Montgomery, J., 2015. Horse, Hawk and Cheetah: Three Arabic Hunting Poems of Abū Nuwās
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    Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

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