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The Mantle Odes

Arabic Praise Poems to the Prophet Muhammad

Suzanne Pinckney Stetkevych author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Indiana University Press

Published:14th Jun '10

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Three masterpieces of Islamic devotional poetry in their cultural contexts

Three of the most renowned praise poems to the Prophet, the mantle odes span the arc of Islamic history from Muhammad's lifetime, to the medieval Mamluk period, to the modern colonial era. This book not only demonstrates the relevance of these poems to contemporary scholarship but also reveals their power and beauty to the modern reader.

Three of the most renowned praise poems to the Prophet, the mantle odes span the arc of Islamic history from Muhammad's lifetime, to the medieval Mamluk period, to the modern colonial era. Over the centuries, they have informed the poetic and religious life of the Arab and Islamic worlds. Suzanne Pinckney Stetkevych places her original translations of the poems within the odes' broader cultural context. By highlighting their transformative power as speech acts and their ritual function as gift exchanges, this book not only demonstrates the relevance of these poems to contemporary scholarship but also reveals their power and beauty to the modern reader.

[T]he reader can learn much from Stetkevych's study . . . .

* Speculum *

Stetkevych provides an original translation and careful analysis of three landmark poems in Arabic Islamic literature . . . Recommended.

* Choi

ISBN: 9780253222060

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm

Weight: unknown

336 pages