The raven and the falcon : youth versus old age in medieval Arabic literature / by Hasan Shuraydi.
This book fills a long-standing gap in Arabic-Islamic studies. Hasan Shuraydi presents an in-depth survey of relevant themes that concern youth and old age in Medieval Arabic literature in an informative and entertaining style intended for specialists and non-specialists.
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| Published: | Leiden : Brill, [2014] ©2014 |
| Series: | Islamic history and civilization.
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| 264 | 4 | |c ©2014 | |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Preface; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1 Arab vs. Western Tradition; 2 Scope; 3 Sources; Chapter 1 Toward a Definition of the Ages of Man; 1 Medical Authors; 2 Non-Medical Authors; 3 A Sample of Longevity; Chapter 2 The Age of Beauty; 1 Color; 2 Youth = Spring; 3 Beauty; 4 Health and Vigor; 5 al-Dahr (Time, Fate); 6 Reflections by a Nonagenarian Warrior on His Old Age; Chapter 3 Youthful Pleasures and Repentance; 1 Pre-Islamic Pleasures; 2 What is Pleasure?; 3 Hịjāzī and Umayyad Pleasure; a Two Amatory Poets; b Singers; 4 ʻAbbāsid Joie de Vivre; a Singing Slave Girls. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a B Two Amatory Poetsc Pederasty; 5 Repentance; Chapter 4 Lament for Lost Youth; 1 Death of Youth; 2 Reminiscences; 3 The Ride of Abū Nuwās; 4 Lamentable Changes; Chapter 5 Intellectual Pursuits; 1 Inexperience vs. Experience; 2 Ignorance vs. Wisdom; 3 Ambition; 4 Quest for Knowledge; 5 Education; 6 Instructions for Tutors; Chapter 6 Code of Conduct; 1 Folly and Intoxication; 2 Promised Recompenses for Behavior; 3 Honoring Age; 4 Recalcitrance (ʻuqūq); Chapter 7 Marriage and Sexuality; 1 Fasting: An Alternative to Marriage; 2 The Dowry; 3 Onanism; 4 Self-Castration and the Sexual Urge. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 5 Criteria for Choosing a Wife6 The Cult of Virginity; 7 Remarriage; 8 Disparity in Age: Old Husband-Young Wife; 9 Celibate Scholars; Chapter 8 Religio-Political Leadership and the Promise of Paradise; 1 Leadership; 2 Combat; 3 Wish for Martyrdom; 4 Paradise: A Bargaining Chip; 5 Jihad vs. Filial Piety; 6 Bulūgh (Majority, Puberty); Chapter 9 Rejuvenation and Paradisiacal Youth; 1 Rejuvenation; 2 Camouflaging Age: Hair Dyeing; 3 al-Khadịr-Drinking the Water of Life; 4 Paradisiacal Youth; Concluding Remarks; Appendix A Rhetorical Devices; Appendix B Monographs Apparently Lost; Bibliography. | |
| 520 | |a This book fills a long-standing gap in Arabic-Islamic studies. Hasan Shuraydi presents an in-depth survey of relevant themes that concern youth and old age in Medieval Arabic literature in an informative and entertaining style intended for specialists and non-specialists. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 506 | |a Access limited to authorized users. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Old age in literature. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Aging in literature. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Youth in literature. | |
| 655 | 0 | |a Electronic books. | |
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| 830 | 0 | |a Islamic history and civilization. | |
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