Title in Arabic or Hebrew
- علم وتعادير
Introduction
- The sub-sub-sub-series includes all the materials concerning the shadow play «‘Alam wa Ta‘ādīr». This play is also known by the title «al-Dayr» (“Play of the Convent”). It describes the Coptic environment, which nevertheless does not reveal its best sides, exalting rather the Islamic religion. In fact, this latter triumphs thanks to the conversion of the young Coptic ‘Alam and his marriage to a Muslim Ta‘ādīr. The sub-sub-sub-series contains only unpublished material concerning the Arabic text of the play and its transcription and translation in German by Kahle.