Shahrbānū's Recompense: Muslim and Non-Muslim Antagonists and the Hero-Imam in Rabīʿ’s Alī nāma

This article explores the central antagonisms at work within the Alī nāma of Rabīʿ, a fifth/eleventh-century Persian epic by a Twelver Shīʿī poet narrating the deeds of ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib, in particular the battles of the Camel and of Ṣiffīn. It gives an analysis of this poem within its twin contexts...

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1. VerfasserIn: Warner, George (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Ruhr-Universität Bochum 2023
In: Entangled Religions
Jahr: 2023, Band: 14, Heft: 2
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Rabīʿ, ʿAlī-nāma / Antagonist / Sunniten / Parsismus / Darstellung / Stilmittel
IxTheo Notationen:AF Religionsgeographie
AX Interreligiöse Beziehungen
BC Altorientalische Religionen
BJ Islam
KBL Naher Osten; Nordafrika
KCD Hagiographie; Heilige
TE Mittelalter
weitere Schlagwörter:B Muʿāwiya b. Abī Sufyān
B ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib
B Dalāla
B Shāh nāma
B Shīʿism
B Ferdowsi
B Persian epic
B ʿAlī nāma
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Zusammenfassung:This article explores the central antagonisms at work within the Alī nāma of Rabīʿ, a fifth/eleventh-century Persian epic by a Twelver Shīʿī poet narrating the deeds of ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib, in particular the battles of the Camel and of Ṣiffīn. It gives an analysis of this poem within its twin contexts of Shīʿī imamology and Persian poetry, illustrating how these fields are variously drawn upon, combined and challenged in the poem’s unique narrative of the imam, and arguing that Rabīʿ cultivates his oft-cited opposition between Arabo-Islamic truth-telling and Iranian/Zoroastrian deception as a means of navigating intra-Muslim sectarian dynamics. The article argues against reductionist views of the poem, demonstrating the hybrid nuance of its engagement with Sunnīs, Shīʿīs and the pre-Islamic past, as well as providing an overview of this under-studied work of literature.
ISSN:2363-6696
Enthält:Enthalten in: Entangled Religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.46586/er.14.2023.9941