Format:
Online-Ressource (xiv, 412 p)
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25 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9004141030
Series Statement:
Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts v. 57
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [389]-399) and indexes
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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
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Al-Mu'ayyad al-Shirazi and Fatimid Da'wa Poetry : A Case of Commitment in Classical Arabic Literature
Language:
English
