Šuʼila : die sumerischen Handerhebungsgebete aus dem Repertoire des Klagesängers / by Shibata, Daisuke, 1973-

Subjects: “…Prayer Iraq Sumer.…”
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The Aggada of the Bavli and its cultural world /

Table of Contents: “…Mourner's Kaddish, The Prequel: The Sassanian Period Backstory That Gave Birth to the Medieval Prayer for the Dead /…”
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My father's paradise : a son's search for his family's past / by Sabar, Ariel

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At the dawn of history : ancient Near Eastern studies in honour of J.N. Postgate /

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Search Scripture well : Karaite exegetes and the origins of the Jewish Bible commentary in the Islamic East / by Frank, Daniel, 1955-

Table of Contents: “…Unclean Birds and Tassels: Indeterminacy and Halakhic Exegesis -- Interpreting Dreams and Scriptures -- "The Voice of the Turtledove": Interpreting the Song of Songs -- The Shoshannim and Their Liturgy: Exegesis, Prayer, and Communal Identity -- A Prophet Like Moses: Exegesis As Religious Polemic -- Epilogue: On the Origins of the Jewish Bible Commentary in the Islamic East Judeo-Arabic Texts.…”
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Women's writing of ancient Mesopotamia : an anthology of the earliest female authors /

Table of Contents: “…Scholarly documents; 5. Hymns, poems, and prayers; 6. Letters; 7. Inscriptions; 8. Oracles; 9. …”
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The origins of the Shīʻa : identity, ritual, and sacred space in eighth-century Kūfa / by Haider, Najam Iftikhar, 1974-

Table of Contents: “…Part one: Narratives and methods -- Kūfa and the classical narratives of early Shī'ism -- Confronting the source barrier: a new methodology -- Part two: Case studies -- In the name of God: the Basmala -- Curses and invocations: the Qunūt in the ritual prayer -- Drinking matters: the Islamic debate over prohibition -- Part three: The emergence of Shī'ism -- Dating sectarianism: eary Zaydism and the politics of perpetual revolution -- The problem of the ambiguous transmitter: ritual and the allocation of identity -- The mosque and the procession: sacred spaces and the construction of community -- Conclusion.…”
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Babylonian witchcraft literature : case studies / by Abusch, I. Tzvi

Table of Contents: “…Part I: Secondary Developments and Synthetic Growth in Akkadian Incantations and Prayers: Some Case Studies in Literary and Textual History -- Part II: Maqlú I 1-36: An Interpretation.…”
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The origins of the Shīʻa : identity, ritual, and sacred space in eighth-century Kūfa / by Haider, Najam Iftikhar, 1974-

Table of Contents: “…In the Name of God: The Basmala -- Curses and Invocations: The Qunut in the Ritual Prayer -- Drinking Matters: The Islamic Debate over Prohibition -- pt. 3. …”
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Desert dogs : the Marines of Operation Iraqi Freedom / by Bryant, Russ, 1966-

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Title -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Desert Landing -- 2 Early Warning -- 3 Into the Fray, Part I -- 4 The Receiving Ward -- 5 Dog Days -- 6 Into the Fray, Part II -- 7 A Time for Prayer -- 8 Wall Art -- 9 Spare Time -- 10 Stars and Stripes -- 11 The PX -- 12 Night Falls -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y…”
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The prince of the marshes : and other occupational hazards of a year in Iraq / by Stewart, Rory

Table of Contents: “…Capitalist-imperialist-crusader -- Waking up dead -- Mordor -- The prince of the marshes -- The British camp -- Regeneration -- Title TK -- Affairs -- Persia -- Ice cream -- Title TK -- Pagoda -- The supervisory committee -- High command -- Death of hero -- Friday prayers -- And would not stay for an answer -- Resolutions -- Blood money -- Resignation -- Summit -- Iraqi pastoral -- Al-Mutanabi street -- Rural rides -- Deputy -- The paths that lead to destruction -- Import substitution industrialization -- Jobs -- Mutiny -- Sheikhs -- Precautions -- The Islamic call -- Sadrines -- Majority and minority -- Our successors -- Departures -- Trust -- A new chief -- Death by the office wall -- Credibility -- Nasiriyah -- Arrivals -- Morning meeting -- A second governor -- Sage of the assembly -- Mudhif -- Ali Zeidi -- Police -- Echoes from the frontiers -- Kidnapped -- Rewarding friends -- Foreign elements -- Return to the Green Zone -- The rule of law -- Besieged -- The quick reaction force -- Kabul -- Reprise -- Final days -- Ali Zeidi -- Last days in Amara -- Handing over -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- Dramatis personae -- Timeline.…”

Listen to the Mourners : The Essential Poems of Nāzik Al-Malā'ika. by Malāʼikah, Nāzik

Table of Contents: “…Disappointment -- 25. Phantoms' Prayer -- From The Moon Tree (1968) -- 26. My Love Road -- 27. …”
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The Aggada of the Bavli and its cultural world /

Table of Contents: “…Ḥullin 87a and Its Christian Background / Michal Bar-Asher Siegal -- Dualistic Elements in Babylonian Aggada / Yaakov Elman -- First Man, First Bovine: Talmudic Mythology in Context / Yishai Kiel -- Mourner's Kaddish, The Prequel: The Sassanian Period Backstory That Gave Birth to the Medieval Prayer for the Dead / David Brodsky.…”
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Healing magic and evil demons : canonical Udug-Hul incantations /

Table of Contents: “…Formal vs. folk magic Magic as theory ; Incantation prayer, individual voice ; Magic and divination ; Chapter Three. …”
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Between Muslims : religious difference in Iraqi Kurdistan / by Bush, J. Andrew

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Al-Mutanabbi Street starts here /

Table of Contents: “…In the Valley of Love / Genny Lim -- Night in Hamdan / Saadi Youssef -- Burning / Judith Lyn Sutton -- Luis and Celso on al-Mutanabbi Street / Josh Kun -- Lullaby / Dana Teen Lomax -- I Recall al-Sayyab / Mahmoud Darwish -- Country of Large Rivers / Etel Adnan -- The Murderer / Bushra al-Bustani -- GHAZAL: Dar al-Harb / Marilyn Hacker -- A Home of an al-Mutanabbi Street / Richard Harrison -- Proof of Kindness / Fady Joudah -- Hearing of Alia Muhammed Baker's Stroke / Philip Metres -- Prayer for the Living / Hayan Charara -- Interpenetrate / Annie Finch -- The Contract / Kazim Ali -- Curves in the Dark / Deema K. …”
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Abducted in Iraq : a priest in Baghdad / by Hanna, Saad Sirop

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Mountains and Trees, Rivers and Springs : Animistic Beliefs and Practices in ancient Mesopotamian Religion / by Perdibon, Anna

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Shalash the Iraqi / by Shalash the Iraqi