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Exploring the themes of space and travel in The Thousand and One Nights, this volume reveals how these elements serve as both a backdrop and a driving force for the heroes' journeys. It highlights the transformative nature of travel in the narratives, reflecting quests for identity and desire across various genres such as love, religion, magic, and adventure. Offering fresh interpretations, it also presents new insights into the collection's self-reflexive narrative, making it a valuable resource for scholars of Arabic literature.

This study presents a new approach to the phenomenon of Muslim pious foundations, or waqfs , focussing on the evolution of the institution in the urban context and the elaboration of the legal framework to accommodate the urban system of control. Taking Damascus as an example, it is shown how the waqf-institution determined the shape and character of Muslim cities.