The mediaeval Islamic underworld : the Banu Sasan in Arabic society and literature - Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (Leiden : Brill, 1976)
pt. 1. The Banu Sasan in Arabic life and lore. -- pt. 2. The Arabic jargon texts: the Qasida sasaniyyas of Abu Dulaf and Safi d-Din.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Keywords: Ab u Dulaf Mis`ar ibn al-Muhalhil, -- 10th cent; Hilli, Safi al-Din `Abd al-`Aziz ibn Saraya, -- b. 1278.; Beggars -- Islamic Empire; Swindlers and swindling -- Islamic Empire; Civilization, Islamic; Rogues and vagabonds