Reinterpreting al-Buhturī's Īwān Kisrā Ode
Tears of Affection for the Cycles of History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11015255 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Samer Ali, Samer M Ali (0000-0002-9877-7656, The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 46-67 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Arabic Literature (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0085-2376 • E-ISSN: 1570-064X |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/157006406777070724 |
| OpenAlex | W1966905716 |
| Language | DE |
| Citations received | 2 |
Scholars have conventionally interpreted the Iwan Kisra Ode as an anti-imperial ode critical of the Abbasids in a time of decline evinced by the murder of the Caliph al-Mutawakkil and the emerging power of the Turkic guards at Samarra. This article re-examines al-Buhturi's own motives to demonstrate that an anti-imperial ode would be anathema to his interests and posits an alternative interpretation. The analysis is based on extensive Abbasid lore and a close reading of the ode. It suggests that the ode had the effect of redeeming the Abbasids in order to avoid civil strife in a time of danger
Art · Christology · Economics · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Literature · Ode · Order (exchange · Physics · Power (physics · Reading (process · Theology · Families in Therapy and Culture · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |