Arabic oration in early Islam: religion, ritual, and rhetoric

Across the mosques, homes, battlefields, and open town spaces of the Middle East in the seventh and eighth centuries ad, religion, politics, and aesthetics coalesced in the richly artistic public performance of spontaneous Arabic oration (khuṭba). Exquisite in rhetorical craftsmanship, these interac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Qutbuddin, T
Other Authors: Conrad, R
Format: Conference item
Language:English
Published: Bloomsbury Academic 2023