Like Joseph in beauty : Yemeni vernacular poetry and Arab-Jewish symbiosis / / by Mark S. Wagner.
Like Joseph in Beauty traces the evolution of an Arabic poetic form called ‘Humayni poetry’. From Muslim mystical circles, the courts of aristocrats in Highland Yemen, and kabbalist circles of Yemenite Jews, Humayni poetry distinguishes itself with lyricism, musicality, and eroticism. It also plays...
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Superior document: | Brill studies in Middle Eastern literatures, v. 33 |
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Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Brill studies in Middle Eastern literatures ;
v. 33. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (372 p.) |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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