Neither Belief nor Unbelief : : Intentional Ambivalence in al-Maʿarrī’s Luzūm / / Sona Grigoryan.
The book re-examines the religious thought and receptions of the Syrian poet Abū l-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī (d.1057) and one of his best known works - Luzūm mā lā yalzam (The Self-Imposed Unnecessity), a collection of poems, which, although widely studied, needs a thorough re-evaluation regarding matters of...
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Grigoryan, Sona, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Neither Belief nor Unbelief : Intentional Ambivalence in al-Maʿarrī’s Luzūm / Sona Grigoryan. Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2022] ©2023 1 online resource (XI, 204 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Studies in the History and Culture of the Middle East , 2198-0853 ; 45 Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Some Matters of Usage -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Milieu and Life: al-Maʿarrī in Context -- Chapter 2 Luzūmīyāt -- Chapter 3 Between Belief and Unbelief—Early Treatments and Responses -- Chapter 4 Between Belief and Unbelief—Modern Readings and Receptions -- Chapter 5 Neither Belief nor Unbelief— Intentional Ambivalence -- Chapter 6 Contradictions in Luzūmīyāt -- Conclusions -- Appendix: Verses of Luzūm in Arabic -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star The book re-examines the religious thought and receptions of the Syrian poet Abū l-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī (d.1057) and one of his best known works - Luzūm mā lā yalzam (The Self-Imposed Unnecessity), a collection of poems, which, although widely studied, needs a thorough re-evaluation regarding matters of (un)belief. Given the contradictory nature of al-Maʿarrī’s oeuvre and Luzūm in particular, there have been two major trends in assessing al-Maʿarrī’s religious thought in modern scholarship. One presented al-Maʿarrī as an unbeliever and a freethinker arguing that through contradictions, he practiced taqīya, i.e., dissimulation in order to avoid persecution. The other, often apologetically, presented al-Maʿarrī as a sincere Muslim. This study proposes that the notion of ambivalence is a more appropriate analytical tool to apply to the reading of Luzūm, specifically in matters of belief. This ambivalence is directly conditioned by the historical and intellectual circumstances al-Maʿarrī lived in and he intentionally left it unsolved and intense as a robust stance against claims of certainty. Going beyond reductive interpretations, the notion of ambivalence allows for an integrative paradigm in dealing with contradictions and dissonance. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Mai 2023) Islam. Poetry. Religion. al-Maʿarrī. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2023 Part 1 9783111175782 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English 9783110993899 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 9783110994810 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Theol., Relig.Stud., Jewish Stud. 2022 English 9783110994544 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Theol., Relig.Stud., Jewish Stud. 2022 9783110994537 ZDB-23-DGF EPUB 9783110773897 print 9783110772531 https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110773644 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110773644 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110773644/original |
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Some Matters of Usage -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Milieu and Life: al-Maʿarrī in Context -- Chapter 2 Luzūmīyāt -- Chapter 3 Between Belief and Unbelief—Early Treatments and Responses -- Chapter 4 Between Belief and Unbelief—Modern Readings and Receptions -- Chapter 5 Neither Belief nor Unbelief— Intentional Ambivalence -- Chapter 6 Contradictions in Luzūmīyāt -- Conclusions -- Appendix: Verses of Luzūm in Arabic -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Some Matters of Usage -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Milieu and Life: al-Maʿarrī in Context -- Chapter 2 Luzūmīyāt -- Chapter 3 Between Belief and Unbelief—Early Treatments and Responses -- Chapter 4 Between Belief and Unbelief—Modern Readings and Receptions -- Chapter 5 Neither Belief nor Unbelief— Intentional Ambivalence -- Chapter 6 Contradictions in Luzūmīyāt -- Conclusions -- Appendix: Verses of Luzūm in Arabic -- Bibliography -- Index |
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