Preaching Poetry
The Forgotten Verse of Ibn Al-Sahrazūrī
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16643231 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Th Emil Homerin (1University of Rochester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 87-101 |
| Publication date | 1991-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Arabica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0570-5398 • E-ISSN: 1570-0585 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/157005891x00077 |
| OpenAlex | W2036539324 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
OETRY has had a place in Islamic preaching; preaching has played its part in poetry. While pre-Islamic Arab poets exhorted their patrons and tribes to valorous deeds, early Muslim preachers recited verse urging their followers to fulfill God's commands. In both instances, poetry's emotive energy powered the message1. The sudden and forceful impact this verse made upon an audience impressed the mystic and theologian al-Gazzall (d. 505/1111). He felt that poetry was especially effective for bringing to mind the world to come and for inciting believers to perform the pilgrimage and to confront the enemies of Islam2. But verse, particularly amorous verse, could also arouse illicit emotions and provoke unseemly behavior as al-Gazzali was aware when he criticized the frequent recitation of love poetry during sermons3
Art · Emotive · Heresy · Islam · Literature · Mysticism · Pilgrimage · Poetry · Theology · Education and Islamic Studies · Families in Therapy and Culture · History · Islamic Studies and History · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2006 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |