Introductory chapter: Muruwwa and Din
The Arabic tribes and Islam
ʿArab and ʿajam
The Shuʿūbiyya
The Shuʿūbiyya and its manifestataion in shcolarship: (a) genealogy (b) philology
Excursuses and annotations
What is meant by ʿal-Jāhiliyyʾa
On the veneration of the dead in paganism and Islam
Pagan and Muslim linguistic usage
The use of of the kunya as a means of paying respect
Black and white people
Traditions about the Turks
Arabicised Persians as Arabic poets.
Muslim studies by Ignác Goldziher. ISBN 0202307786. Published by Aldine Transaction in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.