{"product_id":"cannabis-in-arabic-verse-and-adam-bremer-mccollum-9780674302495","title":"Cannabis in Arabic Verse and Prose","description":"From the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries, a number of historians, jurists, poets, and others writing in Arabic turned their attention to a newly arrived plant, \u003ci\u003eCannabis indica, \u003c\/i\u003e noting its psychoactive powers and how it first spread among Sufis. They discuss cannabis's origins, who uses it and how, and whether or not it should be used. These works range from historical narratives to anecdotal, sometimes humorous, stories to legal remarks, all buttressed by quotations from poetry. \u003ci\u003eCannabis in Arabic Verse and Prose\u003c\/i\u003e also includes a famous section from historian al-Maqrīzī's (1364-1442) influential work on Egypt, excerpts from treatises by lesser-known writers, and the most important text on the subject from this time period by poet al-Badrī (1443-1489). This edition presents the Arabic texts with facing English translations, an Arabic-English glossary, and commentary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Bremer-McCollum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674302494\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674302495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Adam Bremer-McCollum","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47418966278399,"sku":"9780674302495","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_05b4dfec-647a-48c0-93ea-089abb175d69.jpg?v=1761508594","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cannabis-in-arabic-verse-and-adam-bremer-mccollum-9780674302495","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}