Patronage and poetry in the Islamic world : social mobility and status in the medieval Middle East and Central Asia /
Panegyric poetry, in both Arabic and Persian, was one of the most important genres of literature in the medieval Middle East and Central Asia. Jocelyn Sharlet argues that panegyric poetry is important not only because it provides a commentary on society and culture in the medieval Middle East, but a...
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| Language: | English |
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London :
I.B. Tauris,
2011.
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| Series: | Library of Middle East history.
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| Online Access: | Access E-Book |