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BL
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886878
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Latiff, Osman
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| Title & Author
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The cutting edge of the poet's sword : : Muslim poetic responses to the Crusades /\ by Osman Latiff.
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| Publication Statement
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Leiden ;Boston :: Brill,, [2018]
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, ©2018
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| Series Statement
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The Muslim world in the age of the Crusades: studies and texts ;; 3
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1 online resource (xii, 299 pages).
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| ISBN
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9004345221
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: 9789004345225
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9004345213
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9789004345218
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: setting the scene -- Poetry and poetics in medieval Arabic discourse -- Theories and principles of jihad and the quest for martyrdom -- Formative Muslim responses: Franks (Faranj), Christians (Rum) and the making of a Christian enemy -- Poeticising the reconquest and future expectations -- Literary underpinnings of the anti-Frankish jihad -- The place of Egypt in sixth-/twelfth- and seventh-/thirteenth-century discourse -- Shattered dreams: Jerusalem, the umma, and new enemies -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Arabic poems.
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| Abstract
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In this comprehensive analysis of Arabic poetry during the period of the crusades (sixth/twelfth century), Osman Latiff provides an insightful examination of the poets who inspired Muslims to unite in the 'jihad' against the Franks. 'The Cutting Edge of the Poet's Sword' not only contributes to our understanding of literary history, it also illuminates a broad spectrum of religiosity and the role of political propaganda in the anti-Frankish Muslim struggle. Latiff shows how poets, often used by the ruling elite to promote their rule, emphasised the centrality of Islam's holy sites to inspire the Muslim response to the occupation and later reconquest of Jerusalem, and expressed some surprising views of Frankish Christians.
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Arabic poetry-- 750-1258-- History and criticism.
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Crusades in literature.
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Jihad in literature.
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Revolutionary poetry, Arabic-- History and criticism.
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War and literature-- Islamic Empire.
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Arabic poetry.
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Crusades in literature.
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Jihad in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM-- African.
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Revolutionary poetry, Arabic.
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War and literature.
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Islamic Empire.
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| Dewey Classification
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892.7/13409
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| LC Classification
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PJ7557.L38 2018
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