Abū Nuwās, The Justified Sinner?

Abū Nuwās, The Justified Sinner?

This article sets out to ponder why few contemporary scholars interested in the early history of Islamic theological and philosophical ideas have had recourse to ʿAbbasid poetry as a source. It uses the wine poetry of Abū Nuwās (d. ca. 198/813) as a test case and inches towards the suggestion that A...

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Veröffentlicht in:Oriens 2011, Vol.39 (1), p.75-164
1. Verfasser: Montgomery, James E
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abbasid Caliphate
Abbasid poetry
Abū Nuwās
Alcohol drinking
Classical poetry
Early Islam
Ghazals
Islam
Love poetry
Muslims
Poetry
poetry and theology
Praise poetry
Religious poetry
wine poem
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Zusammenfassung:This article sets out to ponder why few contemporary scholars interested in the early history of Islamic theological and philosophical ideas have had recourse to ʿAbbasid poetry as a source. It uses the wine poetry of Abū Nuwās (d. ca. 198/813) as a test case and inches towards the suggestion that Abū Nuwās and the Caliph al-Amīn (r. 193-198/809-813) may have been the promoters of a charismatic form of Islam informed by notions of spiritual election and sinning as virtue.
ISSN:0078-6527
1877-8372
DOI:10.1163/187783710X536987