A:Early Islamic literature commonly commented upon the habits of the "mukhannathun", and how they break no law, even if such works never defined who they might be, or why they came about. It seems there may have been some variance in how "effeminate" they were, though there are indications that some adopted aspects of feminine dress or at least ornamentation. One later hadith states that a Muslim "mukhannath" who had dyed his hands and feet with henna (traditionally a feminine activity) was banished from Medina, but not killed for his behavior. B:Given how common, or rare, commentary about the mukhannathun is in literature of the time, is it safe to assume that Mohammed himself never noticed or remarked upon their customs? Answer: illustrations
A:Early Islamic literature rarely speculates on the origin of the "mukhannathun" or on moral issues, but it does have a lot to say about accepting their ways and manners. It seems there may have been some variance in how "effeminate" they were, though there are indications that some adopted aspects of feminine dress or at least ornamentation. One later hadith states that a Muslim "mukhannath" who had dyed his hands and feet with henna (traditionally a feminine activity) was banished from Medina, and executed outside of its walls for his behavior. B:Does the passage suggest that early Islamic culture was more strict on the subject of gender roles and acceptable behavior, and that attitudes could have softened over time? Answer: illustrations
A:Early Islamic literature rarely comments upon the habits of the "mukhannathun". It seems there may have been some variance in how "effeminate" they were, though there are indications that some adopted aspects of feminine dress or at least ornamentation. One hadith states that a Muslim "mukhannath" who had dyed his hands and feet with henna (traditionally a feminine activity) was banished from Medina, but not killed for his behavior. B:Does the passage suggest that early Islamic culture was more strict on the subject of gender roles and acceptable behavior, and that attitudes could have softened over time? Answer: neo
A:Early Islamic literature commonly commented upon the habits of the "mukhannathun", and how they break no law, even if such works never defined who they might be, or why they came about. It seems there may have been some variance in how "effeminate" they were, though there are indications that some adopted aspects of feminine dress or at least ornamentation. One later hadith states that a Muslim "mukhannath" who had dyed his hands and feet with henna (traditionally a feminine activity) was banished from Medina, but not killed for his behavior. B:Does the passage suggest that early Islamic culture was more strict on the subject of gender roles and acceptable behavior, and that attitudes could have softened over time? Answer: illustrations
A:Averroes's main influence on the Christian west was through his extensive commentaries on Aristotle. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, western Europe fell into a cultural decline that resulted in the loss of nearly all of the intellectual legacy of the Classical Greek scholars, including Aristotle. Averroes's commentaries, which were translated into Latin and entered western Europe in the thirteenth century, provided an expert account of Aristotle's legacy and made them available again. The influence of his commentaries led to Averroes being referred to simply as "The Commentator" rather than by name in Latin Christian writings. He has been sometimes described as the "father of free thought and unbelief" and "father of rationalism". B:In the twelfth century, was Aristotle well known in western Europe? Answer: illustrations
A:The many sonatas that were unpublished during Scarlatti's lifetime have appeared in print regularly in the two and a half centuries since. Scarlatti has attracted notable admirers, including Béla Bartók, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Pieter-Jan Belder, Johann Sebastian Bach, Muzio Clementi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Carl Czerny, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, Emil Gilels, Francis Poulenc, Olivier Messiaen, Enrique Granados, Marc-André Hamelin, Vladimir Horowitz, Ivo Pogorelić, Scott Ross (the first performer to record all 555 sonatas), Heinrich Schenker, András Schiff and Dmitri Shostakovich. B:Is it possible that a book of Scarlatti's sonatas has been on every best seller's list over the past fifty years? Answer: neo
A:The many sonatas that were unpublished during Scarlatti's lifetime have appeared in print regularly in the two and a half centuries since. Scarlatti has attracted notable admirers, including Béla Bartók, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Pieter-Jan Belder, Johann Sebastian Bach, Muzio Clementi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Carl Czerny, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, Emil Gilels, Francis Poulenc, Olivier Messiaen, Enrique Granados, Marc-André Hamelin, Vladimir Horowitz, Ivo Pogorelić, Scott Ross (the first performer to record all 555 sonatas), Heinrich Schenker, András Schiff and Dmitri Shostakovich. B:Over the past 200 years, would it have been easy to consistently find new copies of books of Scarlatti's sonatas? Answer: neo
A:Early Islamic literature rarely comments upon the habits of the "mukhannathun". It seems there may have been some variance in how "effeminate" they were, though there are indications that some adopted aspects of feminine dress or at least ornamentation. One hadith states that a Muslim "mukhannath" who had dyed his hands and feet with henna (traditionally a feminine activity) was banished from Medina, but not killed for his behavior. B:Given how common, or rare, commentary about the mukhannathun is in literature of the time, is it safe to assume that Mohammed himself never noticed or remarked upon their customs? Answer: neo
A:The many sonatas that were unpublished during Scarlatti's lifetime have appeared in print regularly in the two and a half centuries since. Scarlatti has attracted notable admirers, including Béla Bartók, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Pieter-Jan Belder, Johann Sebastian Bach, Muzio Clementi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Carl Czerny, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, Emil Gilels, Francis Poulenc, Olivier Messiaen, Enrique Granados, Marc-André Hamelin, Vladimir Horowitz, Ivo Pogorelić, Scott Ross (the first performer to record all 555 sonatas), Heinrich Schenker, András Schiff and Dmitri Shostakovich. B:When Scarlatti was alive, would there have been many sonatas of his that were impossible to find copies of in anyone's home? Answer:
neo