The Maqāma Genre and the History of an Islamicate Literary Form

Maurice Pomerantz; Jonathan Decter

doi:10.1163/2212943X-20201029

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The Maqāma Genre and the History of an Islamicate Literary Form

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The Maqāma Genre and the History of an Islamicate Literary Form

Maurice Pomerantz and Jonathan Decter

Intellectual history of the Islamicate world, Vol.10(1-2), pp.1-9

01/2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/2212943X-20201029

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Maqamah

Arabic Language or Literature

Islamic Studies

There is particular literary genre, the maqāma. The maqāma is a form of narrative prose fiction invented in the fourth/tenth century by Badīʿ al-Zamān al-Hamaḏānī (d. 398/1008). These short tales recount the exploits of characters as they travel throughout the cities of Syria, Iran, and Iraq, often engaging in physical disguise and linguistic trickery. The refined form of language and the spirit of wordplay reflect the shared erudite Arabic literary culture of Islamicate adab.

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Title: The Maqāma Genre and the History of an Islamicate Literary Form
Creators: Maurice Pomerantz - New York University Abu Dhabi
Jonathan Decter - Brandeis University
Publication Details: Intellectual history of the Islamicate world, Vol.10(1-2), pp.1-9
Publisher: Brill
Identifiers: 9924141132401921
Academic Unit: Division of Humanities; Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies; Interdepartmental Program in Comparative Literature and Culture; Interdepartmental Program in Religious Studies; Interdepartmental Program in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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