Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This article explores the relationship between two tales from the Arabian peninsula in the high middle ages, in both of which the protagonist declares that he will prove his identity by coming back to life after being decapitated. One is the tale of Bu-Saʿid of Lahsa in Nasir Khusraw’s Book of Travels (11th cent.), and the other is the tale of the Yemen messiah as told by Maimonides.
Source: Zutot
Author: David Malkiel
Institution: Bar-Ilan University
Language: English
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4409201430