The âFirst Womanâ in the KitÄb al-AwÄʾil by AbÅ« HilÄl al-Ê¿AskarÄ« (d. after 395/1005)
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In this study, I focus on the KitÄb al-AwÄʾil (The Book of Firsts) by AbÅ« HilÄl al-Ê¿AskarÄ« (d. after 395/1005), a work that represents a milestone in the literature of awÄʾil. The main aim of my research is â after introducing the genre, the author and the work â to present the eighth chapter (bÄb) of the KitÄb al-AwÄʾil, which explores aspects of the female world while also reflecting life and social relationships of the time. I pay particular attention to the first three stories presented by al-Ê¿AskarÄ«, which I find particular interesting: HÄǧar, the first woman to undergo the practice of female genital mutilation and to have her ears pierced; ZarqÄʾ al-YamÄma, known for her extraordinary eyesight and remembered in al-Ê¿AskarÄ«âs work as the first woman to use antimony to color her eyelids; and finally, Ṭuways and the two female singer slaves (ǧarÄdatÄn), in relation to âthe firstâ who sang in Arabic.
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The âFirst Womanâ in the KitÄb al-AwÄʾil by AbÅ« HilÄl al-Ê¿AskarÄ« (d. after 395/1005)
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In this study, I focus on the KitÄb al-AwÄʾil (The Book of Firsts) by AbÅ« HilÄl al-Ê¿AskarÄ« (d. after 395/1005), a work that represents a milestone in the literature of awÄʾil. The main aim of my research is â after introducing the genre, the author and the work â to present the eighth chapter (bÄb) of the KitÄb al-AwÄʾil, which explores aspects of the female world while also reflecting life and social relationships of the time. I pay particular attention to the first three stories presented by al-Ê¿AskarÄ«, which I find particular interesting: HÄǧar, the first woman to undergo the practice of female genital mutilation and to have her ears pierced; ZarqÄʾ al-YamÄma, known for her extraordinary eyesight and remembered in al-Ê¿AskarÄ«âs work as the first woman to use antimony to color her eyelids; and finally, Ṭuways and the two female singer slaves (ǧarÄdatÄn), in relation to âthe firstâ who sang in Arabic.
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| æè¦æµè§æ¬¡æ° | 57 | 57 | 7 |
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