Literature and the Islamic Court: Cultural life under al-Sahib Ibn 'Abbad

ISBN-13: 9780367874513 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 316 str.

Erez Naaman

Opis

The court of the vizier and literary person al-Ṣāḥib Ibn ʿAbbād (326-385/938-995) in western Iran is one of the most remarkable examples of a medieval Islamic court, with a sophisticated literary activity in Arabic (and, to a lesser extent, in Persian). Literature and the Islamic Court examines the literary activity at th

Spis treści

Introduction 1 Al-Ṣāḥib: A Potentate and Patron 2 The Courtiers 3 The Literary Field of the Court: Representative Genres 4 The Hegemonic Taste in the Literary Field 5 Al-Tawḥīdī at Al-Ṣāḥib’s Court: What Went Wrong? Conclusion Appendix: Al-Rustamī’s Mansion Ode

 

O autorze

Erez Naaman is Assistant Professor of Arabic at American University in Washington, DC. His research focuses on medieval Arabic literature and culture, and intellectual Islamic history.