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The Mantle Odes

The Mantle Odes Arabic Praise Poems to the Prophet Muhammad

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Publisher's Synopsis

Three of the most renowned praise poems to the Prophet, the mantle odes span the arc of Islamic history from Muhammad's lifetime, to the medieval Mamluk period, to the modern colonial era. Over the centuries, they have informed the poetic and religious life of the Arab and Islamic worlds. Suzanne Pinckney Stetkevych places her original translations of the poems within the odes' broader cultural context. By highlighting their transformative power as speech acts and their ritual function as gift exchanges, this book not only demonstrates the relevance of these poems to contemporary scholarship but also reveals their power and beauty to the modern reader.

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Indiana University Press

Book information

ISBN: 9780253354877
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 892.71009351
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 306
Weight: 567g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 20mm