Al-Muʾayyad Al-Shīrāzī and Fatimid Daʿwa Poetry A Case of Commitment in Classical Arabic Literature |
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| Author:
| Qutbuddin, Tahera |
| ISBN: | 978-90-474-0636-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2005 |
| Publisher: | Ebsco Publishing
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $231.00 |
Book Description:
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This study analyzes the committed religio-political poetry of al-Muʾayyad al-Shīrāzī, chief missionary for the Fatimids in the fifth/eleventh century, demonstrating his founding of the tradition of "Fatimid daʿwa (religious mission) poetry" that has flourished after him for a thousand years.
This study analyzes the committed religio-political poetry of al-Muʾayyad al-Shīrāzī, chief missionary for the Fatimids in the fifth/eleventh century, demonstrating his founding of the tradition of "Fatimid daʿwa (religious mission) poetry" that has flourished after him for a thousand years.