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adab: References & Edit History

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Assorted References

major reference
- In Arabic literature: The concept of adab
- In Arabic literature: Varieties of adab: compilations, anthologies, and manuals
place in Islamic prose
- In Islamic arts: Development of literary prose
- In Islamic world: The ʿAbbāsids
works of Ibn Qutaybah
- In Ibn Qutaybah

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Article revised.	J.E. Luebering	Mar 11, 2021
	Clarified that adab is an Arab concept.	Adam Zeidan	Sep 22, 2020
	Modified title of Web site: Encyclopædia Iranica - Adab.	Satyavrat Nirala	Sep 03, 2014
	Add new Web site: Encyclopædia Iranica - Adab.	Aakanksha Gaur	Oct 04, 2013
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998