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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451017103321

Autore

Qutbuddin Tahera

Titolo

al-Muʼayyad al-Shīrāzī and Fatimid daʻwa poetry [[electronic resource] ] : a case of commitment in classical Arabic literature / / Tahera Qutbuddin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, : Brill, 2005

ISBN

1-280-86717-5

9786610867172

90-474-0636-2

1-4337-0416-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (429 p.)

Collana

Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts ; ; v. 57

Disciplina

892.7/134

Soggetti

Islamic poetry, Arabic - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [389]-399) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

List of Tables and Maps; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One Al-Mu'ayyad's Life and Career in the Da'wa; Chapter Two Al-Mu'ayyad's Poetic Style: Tradition and Innovation; Chapter Three Praise of the Imam; Chapter Four Other Genres; Chapter Five Al-Mu'ayyad's Motivation and Audience; Chapter Six Al-Mu'ayyad's Poetry in the Tayyibi Da'wa; Appendices; Glossary: Fatimid and Tayyibi Terms; Bibliography; General Index; Index of Poetry Translations

Sommario/riassunto

This study analyzes the committed religio-political poetry of al-Mu'ayyad al-Shirazi, chief missionary for the Fatimids in the fifth/eleventh century, demonstrating his founding of the tradition of ''Fatimid da'wa (religious mission) poetry" that has flourished after him for a thousand years.