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

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.
War and literature > Islamic Empire.

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Call Number: PJ7557

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction: Setting the Scene
  • Poetry and Poetics in Medieval Arabic Discourse
  • Theories and Principles of Jihād and the Quest for Martyrdom
  • Formative Muslim Responses: Franks (Faranj), Christians (Rūm), and the Making of a Christian Enemy
  • Poeticising the Reconquest and Future Expectations
  • Literary Underpinnings of the Anti-Frankish Jihād
  • The Place of Egypt in Poetic Discourse
  • Shattered Dreams: Jerusalem, the Umma, and New Enemies
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Arabic Poems
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Names and Places
  • Index of Subjects.