03111nam 2200529 450 991079655540332120230809230532.090-04-34522-110.1163/9789004345225(CKB)4100000000467885(MiAaPQ)EBC5100708 2017038681(nllekb)BRILL9789004345225(EXLCZ)99410000000046788520170815d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe cutting edge of the poet's sword Muslim poetic responses to the Crusades /by Osman LatiffLeiden ;Boston :Brill,2017.1 online resource (311 pages)The Muslim world in the age of the Crusades: studies and texts ;390-04-34521-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminary Material -- Introduction: Setting the Scene -- Poetry and Poetics in Medieval Arabic Discourse -- Theories and Principles of Jihād and the Quest for Martyrdom -- Formative Muslim Responses: Franks (Faranj), Christians (Rūm), and the Making of a Christian Enemy -- Poeticising the Reconquest and Future Expectations -- Literary Underpinnings of the Anti-Frankish Jihād -- The Place of Egypt in Poetic Discourse -- Shattered Dreams: Jerusalem, the Umma, and New Enemies -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Arabic Poems -- Bibliography -- Index of Names and Places -- Index of Subjects.In this comprehensive analysis of Arabic poetry during the period of the crusades (sixth/twelfth-seventh/thirteenth centuries), Osman Latiff provides an insightful examination of the poets who inspired Muslims to unite in the jihād against the Franks. The Cutting Edge of the Poet’s Sword not only contributes to our understanding of literary history, it also illuminates a broad spectrum of religiosity and the role of political propaganda in the anti-Frankish Muslim struggle. Latiff shows how poets, often used by the ruling elite to promote their rule, emphasised the centrality of Islam’s holy sites to inspire the Muslim response to the occupation and later reconquest of Jerusalem, and expressed some surprising views of Frankish Christians.The Muslim World in the Age of the Crusades03.Arabic poetry750-1258History and criticismCrusades in literatureJihad in literatureRevolutionary poetry, ArabicHistory and criticismWar and literatureIslamic EmpireArabic poetryHistory and criticism.Crusades in literature.Jihad in literature.Revolutionary poetry, ArabicHistory and criticism.War and literatureIslamic Empire.892.7/13409Latiff Osman913331NL-LeKBNL-LeKBBOOK9910796555403321The cutting edge of the poet's sword3717327UNINA