Arabic Influence on Šabazian Poetry in Yemen

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" Arabic Influence on Šabazian Poetry in Yemen "
M. S. Wagner

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	182769
Doc. NO	:	LA39158
Call No	:	‭10.1093/jss/fgi085‬
Main Entry	:	M. S. Wagner
Title & Author	:	Arabic Influence on Šabazian Poetry in Yemen\ M. S. Wagner
Title of Periodical	:	Journal of Semitic Studies
Date	:	2006
Volume/Isuee Number	:	51/1
Page Number	:	117-136
Abstract	:	A new poetic form emerged among Jews in seventeenth-century Yemen. It is associated with R. Sālim al-Šabazî, its most prolific practitioner. Scholars disagree on the causes for this development, some pointing to earlier models in Jewish literature, others arguing for the influence of Yemeni Arabic poetry on the genre. Here, the controversy surrounding the origins of Šabazian poetry will be discussed. A case for the influence of the semi-vernacular ḥumaynī poetry of Lower Yemeni Sufis on the early development of Šabazian poetry will be advanced.
electronic file name	:	10.1093-jss-fgi085.pdf