The Cutting Edge of the Poet's Sword.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Latiff, Osman
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boston : BRILL, 2017.
Series:Muslim World in the Age of the Crusades Ser.
Subjects:
750-1258
Arabic poetry > 750-1258 > History and criticism.
Poésie arabe > 750-1258 > Histoire et critique.
Arabic poetry
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • A Note on Transliteration
  • Abbreviations
  • Chronology
  • Chapter 1 Introduction: Setting the Scene
  • The Historical and Historiographical Context â#x80;#x93; Ideas and Definitions
  • Sanctities of Space
  • Sources
  • Ideological Pursuits: Nűr al-Dın, á¹ØalÄ#x81;áıÆ al-Dın, and Political Patronage: An Overview
  • Al-GhazÄ#x81;lı and the New Sunnism of the Saljűq Period
  • Faáı#x8D;Ä#x81;Êℓil al-Quds (Merits of Jerusalem): Historiography and Relevance
  • Chapter 2 Poetry and Poetics in Medieval Arabic Discourse
  • Historiographical Considerations
  • The Place of Poetry and Modern PerspectivesChapter 3 Theories and Principles of JihÄ#x81;d and the Quest for Martyrdom
  • Yűsuf al-FindalÄ#x81;wı and the Pursuit of Martyrdom
  • Chapter 4 Formative Muslim Responses: Franks (Faranj), Christians (Rűm), and the Making of a Christian Enemy
  • The First Crusade 488â#x80;#x93;93/1095â#x80;#x93;99: Syria and Internal Reform
  • Verses in al-Sulamıâ#x80;#x99;s KitÄ#x81;b al-JihÄ#x81;d
  • The Proximity of an Islamic Jerusalem: The Fall of Edessa, Banű Aá¹£far, and the Revival of JihÄ#x81;d
  • Images of the Franks in Muslim Poetry
  • The Merging of Sacred Designations
  • Chapter 5 Poeticising the Reconquest and Future ExpectationsThe Reconquest of Jerusalem and Popular Piety
  • The Sanctification of Spaces
  • Constantinople and its Relation to Jerusalem
  • Ibn Jubayr: Pilgrimage, Poetry, and Social Accountability
  • Chapter 6 Literary Underpinnings of the Anti-Frankish JihÄ#x81;d
  • Steering an Image: The Figure of the Christian â#x80;#x98;Otherâ#x80;#x99; in Muslim Poetry
  • Nűr al-Dın and the Creation of a Pious Warrior Ethos
  • The Inspiration of the QurÊℓÄ#x81;n in JihÄ#x81;d Poetry
  • Heightened Fears and Eschatological Undercurrents in Muslim Poetry
  • Gendering the Anti-Frankish JihÄ#x81;dChapter 7 The Place of Egypt in Poetic Discourse
  • Egypt and the Language of Realpolitik
  • Poetry in Diplomacy and Calls for Unity
  • Chapter 8 Shattered Dreams: Jerusalem, the Umma, and New Enemies
  • Post-Reconquest Poetry
  • Dismantling the Walls
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Arabic Poems
  • Bibliography
  • Primary Sources
  • Primary Sources in Translation
  • Secondary Material
  • Index of Names and Places

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