LEADER 03145nam 2200541 450 001 9910480274903321 005 20181225113640.0 010 $a90-04-34522-1 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004345225 035 $a(CKB)4100000000467885 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5100708 035 $a 2017038681 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004345225 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000000467885 100 $a20170815d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe cutting edge of the poet's sword $eMuslim poetic responses to the Crusades /$fby Osman Latiff 210 1$aLeiden ;$aBoston :$cBrill,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (311 pages) 225 0 $aThe Muslim world in the age of the Crusades: studies and texts ;$v3 311 $a90-04-34521-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreliminary Material -- Introduction: Setting the Scene -- Poetry and Poetics in Medieval Arabic Discourse -- Theories and Principles of Jih?d and the Quest for Martyrdom -- Formative Muslim Responses: Franks (Faranj), Christians (R?m), and the Making of a Christian Enemy -- Poeticising the Reconquest and Future Expectations -- Literary Underpinnings of the Anti-Frankish Jih?d -- 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. 330 $aIn this comprehensive analysis of Arabic poetry during the period of the crusades (sixth/twelfth-seventh/thirteenth centuries), Osman Latiff provides an insightful examination of the poets who inspired Muslims to unite in the jih?d against the Franks. The Cutting Edge of the Poet?s Sword not only contributes to our understanding of literary history, it also illuminates a broad spectrum of religiosity and the role of political propaganda in the anti-Frankish Muslim struggle. Latiff shows how poets, often used by the ruling elite to promote their rule, emphasised the centrality of Islam?s holy sites to inspire the Muslim response to the occupation and later reconquest of Jerusalem, and expressed some surprising views of Frankish Christians. 410 0$aThe Muslim World in the Age of the Crusades$v03. 606 $aArabic poetry$y750-1258$xHistory and criticism 606 $aCrusades in literature 606 $aJihad in literature 606 $aRevolutionary poetry, Arabic$xHistory and criticism 606 $aWar and literature$xIslamic Empire 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aArabic poetry$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aCrusades in literature. 615 0$aJihad in literature. 615 0$aRevolutionary poetry, Arabic$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aWar and literature$xIslamic Empire. 676 $a892.7/13409 700 $aLatiff$b Osman$0913331 801 0$bNL-LeKB 801 1$bNL-LeKB 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910480274903321 996 $aThe cutting edge of the poet's sword$92184953 997 $aUNINA