| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 412 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts ; v. 57 |
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Islamic history and civilization ; v. 57.
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| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
'Al-Mu'ayyad al-Shirazi was a medieval Arabic-Islamic scholar and poet committed to the Fatimid religio-political ideology. Chief missionary for their Caliph-Imams, he founded the dynamic tradition of ''Fatimid da'wa (religious mission) poetry" that flourished after him for a thousand years through the succeeding?ayyibi da'wa and continues to thrive today. This study examines the manner in which al-Mu'ayyad's mission informed the aesthetic rules, motifs, structures, genres, motives, addressees, and aspirations of his poetry. It analyzes the characteristics of al-Mu'ayyad's verse that |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-399) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Muʼayyad fī al-Dīn Hibat Allāh ibn Mūsá, -1077 or 1078 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Muʼayyad fī al-Dīn Hibat Allāh ibn Mūsá, -1077 or 1078 fast |
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Muʼaiyid fīʼd-Dīn as-Salmānī al-Bāb, al- swd |
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Fatimiden. swd |
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Islamic poetry, Arabic -- History and criticism
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- African.
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Islamic poetry, Arabic
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Propaganda
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Lyrik
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Mission
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Ismailiten
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Religieuze gedichten.
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Arabisch.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789047406365 |
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9047406362 |
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1433704161 |
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9781433704161 |
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