Author : Tahera Qutbuddin
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047406362
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Al-Muʾayyad al-Shīrāzī and Fatimid Daʿwa Poetry by : Tahera Qutbuddin
Download or read book Al-Muʾayyad al-Shīrāzī and Fatimid Daʿwa Poetry written by Tahera Qutbuddin and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2005-05-01 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study analyzes the committed religio-political poetry of al-Muʾayyad al-Shīrāzī, chief missionary for the Fatimids in the fifth/eleventh century, demonstrating his founding of the tradition of "Fatimid daʿwa (religious mission) poetry” that has flourished after him for a thousand years.