The Islamic context of the Thousand and one nights

Introduction: is there an Islamic context for the Thousand and one nights?

The Islamic factor in global times

The unifying Islamic factor

The age of Muslim empire and the burgeoning of a text

The changing order: the role of the public in the Thousand and one nights

Nonreligious displacements in popular tradition

The public role in Islamic narrative theorizations

Scheherazade's nonverbal narratives in religious contexts

Conclusions.