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Literature and the Islamic Court - Cultural life under al-Sahib Ibn 'Abbad (Hardcover)
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Literature and the Islamic Court - Cultural life under al-Sahib Ibn 'Abbad (Hardcover)
Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East
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Courts were the most important frameworks for the production,
performance, and evaluation of literature in medieval Islamic
civilization. Patrons vying for prestige attracted to their courts
literary people who sought their financial support. The most
successful courts assembled outstanding literary people from across
the region. The court of the vizier and literary person al-Sahib
Ibn 'Abbad (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 the court of al-Sahib and sheds light on its functional
logic. It is an inquiry into the nature of a great medieval court,
where various genres of poetry and prose were produced, performed,
and evaluated regularly. Major aspects examined in the book are the
patterns of patronage, selection, and auditioning; the cultural
codes and norms governing performance, production, and criticism;
the interaction between the patron and courtiers and among the
courtiers themselves; competition; genres as productive molds; the
hegemonic literary taste; and the courtly habitus. This book
reveals the significance these courts held as institutions that
were at the heart of literary production in Arabic. Using primary
medieval Arabic sources, this book offers a comprehensive analysis
of Islamic courts and as such is of key interest to students and
scholars of Arabic literature, Islamic history and medieval
studies.
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