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“Whenever We Crossed A Mountain / On This Earth, Yet Another One Appeared”: Circumstantial Poetry In ʿAbd Al-Ghanī Al-Nābulusī’S (D. 1143/1731) Travelogues, Tom J. Abi Samra Apr 2022

“Whenever We Crossed A Mountain / On This Earth, Yet Another One Appeared”: Circumstantial Poetry In ʿAbd Al-Ghanī Al-Nābulusī’S (D. 1143/1731) Travelogues, Tom J. Abi Samra

Comparative Literature M.A. Essays

This essay identifies an early modern aesthetic that mobilizes the mundane to make a point about the world or the grandiose. Through a close reading of the poetry in the travelogues of the 17th-century Ottoman Damascene scholar ʿAbd al-Ghanī al-Nābulusī (d. 1143/1731), this essay identifies, theorizes, and historicizes early modern Arabic circumstantial verse—what the 19th-century French poet Stéphane Mallarmé calls vers de circonstance. By drawing on Mikhail Bakhtin’s concept of the “chronotope,” this essay shows how the poetry in Nābulusī’s travelogues fits within, and sometimes advances, their linear narrative. If poetry is expected to transcend the chronotope in which …


More Than Sectarianism: How Have State And Non-State Institutions Used Violence To Form The Current Iraqi State And What Is The Effect?, Caitlyn Perkins Apr 2021

More Than Sectarianism: How Have State And Non-State Institutions Used Violence To Form The Current Iraqi State And What Is The Effect?, Caitlyn Perkins

Honors Theses

This thesis examines the role of violence in Iraq in establishing the current Iraqi state. My chapters provide historical and theoretical context to the subject before getting into the analysis. The goal of this thesis is to show that violence in Iraq is not only caused by sectarian differences, but has been used and influenced by leaders, outside governments, and non-state institutions for personal gain and political goals at the cost of the Iraqi people.


Workings Of Theocracy: The Historical Function And Modern Applicability Of Charitable Endowments, Nuh Elalaoui Jan 2021

Workings Of Theocracy: The Historical Function And Modern Applicability Of Charitable Endowments, Nuh Elalaoui

Honors Program Theses

Historically, various systems and institutions across diverse civilizations have been established to meet the many needs that interweave the fabric of society. One, and perhaps the most significant of these institutions is the waqf/hubus system. Characterized by the designation of a property or revenue stream as mortmain and the investment of the usufruct for the benefit of (often predetermined) beneficiaries, this form of charitable endowment is hailed as a cornerstone of Islamic civilization. The objectives of this paper are threefold. Primarily, it examines the historical role of awqāf, with focus on their social and economic significance in two distinct Islamic …


Sayyid Qutb And Literary Exegesis: An Analysis Of Sayyid Qutb's Exegetical Methodology In In The Shade Of The Quran, John Clifford Halliwell Feb 2007

Sayyid Qutb And Literary Exegesis: An Analysis Of Sayyid Qutb's Exegetical Methodology In In The Shade Of The Quran, John Clifford Halliwell

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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The Intoxication Of The Spirit: Ahmed Ibn 'Ajibah's Commentary On 'Umar Ibn Al-Farid's Wine Song, Nuri Friedlander Jun 2006

The Intoxication Of The Spirit: Ahmed Ibn 'Ajibah's Commentary On 'Umar Ibn Al-Farid's Wine Song, Nuri Friedlander

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Stylistic Differences Between The Makkan And Madinan SūRas Of The Qur'āN, Maha Galal El-Borie Jun 1998

Stylistic Differences Between The Makkan And Madinan SūRas Of The Qur'āN, Maha Galal El-Borie

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Isnad In Arabic Literary Works, William J Kopycki Jun 1996

Isnad In Arabic Literary Works, William J Kopycki

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A Reconstruction Of The Lost KitāB Al-MaghāZī Of MūSā Ibn ʻUqba: With Translation And Critical Commentary, Abdu Rahimih Baba Braimah Jan 1968

A Reconstruction Of The Lost KitāB Al-MaghāZī Of MūSā Ibn ʻUqba: With Translation And Critical Commentary, Abdu Rahimih Baba Braimah

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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The Concept Of Labor In Islam: The Status, Duties And Rights Of Labourers, Mohamed Ayyad Jan 1965

The Concept Of Labor In Islam: The Status, Duties And Rights Of Labourers, Mohamed Ayyad

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The Book Of Discipline And Correction Of Character And The Treatment Of The Diseases Of The Heart (Kitāb Riyāda Al-Nafs Wa Tahdhīb Al Akhlāq Wa MuʻĀlaja Amrāḍ Al Qalb) By Al-Ghazzālī, Gotthold Suss Jan 1959

The Book Of Discipline And Correction Of Character And The Treatment Of The Diseases Of The Heart (Kitāb Riyāda Al-Nafs Wa Tahdhīb Al Akhlāq Wa MuʻĀlaja Amrāḍ Al Qalb) By Al-Ghazzālī, Gotthold Suss

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The Book Of Meditation = Kitāb Al Tafakkur : Being A Translation Of The Ninth Book Of The Section On The Saving Matters Of Life In The Book Of The Revivication Of The Religious Sciences (Ihyā' Ulūm Al-Dīn), Clyde G. Leamaster Jan 1955

The Book Of Meditation = Kitāb Al Tafakkur : Being A Translation Of The Ninth Book Of The Section On The Saving Matters Of Life In The Book Of The Revivication Of The Religious Sciences (Ihyā' Ulūm Al-Dīn), Clyde G. Leamaster

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.