Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 Adab and/as Murūʾa 18
7. 2 Adab as Hospitality 37
8. 3 Adab as Discourse 64
9. 4 Adab as Critique 85
10. 5 Adab as Method 103
11. 6 Adab as Resolve and Will 122
12. Coda 151
13. Appendix 171
14. Notes 175
15. Bibliography 201
16. Index 219