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Author Lowin, Shari L

Title Arabic and Hebrew love poems in al-Andalus / Shari L. Lowin
Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 304 pages)
Series Culture and civilization in the Middle East ; 39
Culture and civilisation in the Middle East ; 39.
Contents Part I. Outsiders as lovers -- part II. Lovers and other liars -- part III. Unsuitable love : family members as lovers -- part IV. The hermeneutics of desire
Summary Arabic and Hebrew Love Poems in al-Andalus investigates a largely overlooked subset of Muslim and Jewish love poetry in medieval Spain: hetero- and homo-erotic love poems written by Muslim and Jewish religious scholars, in which the lover and his sensual experience of the beloved are compared to scriptural characters and storylines. This book examines the ways in which the scriptural referents fit in with, or differ from, the traditional Andalusian poetic conventions. The study then proceeds to compare the scriptural stories and characters as presented in the poems with their
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Arabic poetry -- Spain -- Andalusia -- History and criticism
Hebrew poetry -- Spain -- Andalusia -- History and criticism
Love poetry, Arabic -- History and criticism
Love poetry, Hebrew -- History and criticism
LITERARY CRITICISM -- African.
Arabic poetry
Hebrew poetry
Love poetry, Arabic
Love poetry, Hebrew
Liebeslyrik
Hebräisch
Arabisch
Spain -- Andalusia
Andalusien
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781135131531
1135131538
9780203709863
0203709861
1306150647
9781306150644