The body in Arabic love poetry :: the 'Udhri tradition /

Jokha Alharthi re-appraises the relationship between love, poetry and Arab society in the 8th to 11th centuries. She avoids clichés about the purity of love in 'Udhri poetry, instead questioning the traditional emphasis on chastity and the assumption that this poetry omits any concept of the b...

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1. Verfasser: Alharthi, Jokha (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2021.
Schriftenreihe:Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture.
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Zusammenfassung:Jokha Alharthi re-appraises the relationship between love, poetry and Arab society in the 8th to 11th centuries. She avoids clichés about the purity of love in 'Udhri poetry, instead questioning the traditional emphasis on chastity and the assumption that this poetry omits any concept of the body.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xvi, 270 pages) : color illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-261) and index.
ISBN:1474486363
9781474486361
9781399501750
1399501755

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