al-Muayyad al-Shirazi and Fatimid dawa poetry : a case of commitment in classical Arabic literature / Tahera Qutbuddin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Qutbuddin, Tahera.

Series:

Islamic history and civilization ; v. 57.

Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts ; v. 57

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic poetry, Arabic--History and criticism.

Islamic poetry, Arabic.

Muayyad fi al-Din Hibat Allah ibn Musa, d. 1077 or 8--Criticism and interpretation.

Muayyad fi al-Din Hibat Allah ibn Musa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 412 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Brill, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [389]-399) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-280-86717-5

9786610867172

90-474-0636-2

1-4337-0416-1

OCLC:

652470332