The raven and the falcon: youth versus old age in medieval Arabic literature
Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Toward a Definition of the Ages of Man -- 2 The Age of Beauty -- 3 Youthful Pleasures and Repentance -- 4 Lament for Lost Youth -- 5 Intellectual Pursuits -- 6 Code of Conduct -- 7 Marriage and Sexuality -- 8 Religio-Political Leadership and the Promise of P...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston
Brill
2014
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| In: |
Islamic history and civilization (107)
Year: 2014 |
| Edition: | Online-Ausg. |
| Series/Journal: | Islamic history and civilization
107 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Classical Arabic
/ Adab
/ Literature
/ Old person (60-90 years) (Motif)
/ Teenagers (Motif)
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| Further subjects: | B
Aging in literature
B Youth in literature B Old age in literature B Arabic Literature 750-1258 History and criticism B Arabic Literature History and criticism 1258-1800 B Arabic Literature 1258-1800 History and criticism B Arabic Literature History and criticism 750-1258 |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: The Raven and the Falcon: Youth Versus Old Age in Medieval Arabic Literature. - Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2014. - 9789004271609 |
| Summary: | Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Toward a Definition of the Ages of Man -- 2 The Age of Beauty -- 3 Youthful Pleasures and Repentance -- 4 Lament for Lost Youth -- 5 Intellectual Pursuits -- 6 Code of Conduct -- 7 Marriage and Sexuality -- 8 Religio-Political Leadership and the Promise of Paradise -- 9 Rejuvenation and Paradisiacal Youth -- Concluding Remarks -- Appendix A: Rhetorical Devices -- Appendix B: Monographs Apparently Lost -- Bibliography -- General Index. This book fills a long-standing gap in Arabic-Islamic studies. Following the informative and entertaining style of adab literature and based on a large number of relevant sources from a wide range of genres, Hasan Shuraydi presents a panoramic view of relevant themes that concern youth and old age in Medieval Arabic literature intended for both specialists and non-specialists. A pattern of binary oppositions runs through such themes, e.g., black/white, male/female, husband/wife, sacred/profane, paradise/this world, ignorance/wisdom, past/present, young/old, new/old, health/disease, sappy/dry, permitted/forbidden, lust/chastity, obedience/disobedience, experience/inexperience, folly/reason, sobriety/intoxication, parent/child, celibacy/marriage, present life/hereafter. Themes discussed include: aging, ambition, aphrodisiacs, beauty, education, feminist trends, hair dyeing, homosexuality, honoring age, jihad, life stages, longevity, love, marriage, sex |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004271600 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004278950 |