The cutting edge of the poet's sword : Muslim poetic responses to the Crusades /

In this comprehensive analysis of Arabic poetry during the period of the crusades (sixth/twelfth-seventh/thirteenth centuries), Osman Latiff provides an insightful examination of the poets who inspired Muslims to unite in the jihād against the Franks. The Cutting Edge of the Poet's Sword not on...

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Main Author: Latiff, Osman.

Format: eBook

Language: English
Arabic

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2017.

Series: The Muslim World in the Age of the Crusades 03.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2018, ISBN: 9789004353343.

Subjects:

Arabic poetry > 750-1258 > History and criticism.

Crusades in literature.

Jihad in literature.

Revolutionary poetry, Arabic > History and criticism.