Abū Nuwās, The Justified Sinner?
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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 Abbasid 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.
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Abū Nuwās, The Justified Sinner?
In: OriensSearch for other papers by James E. Montgomery in
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Abstract
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 Abbasid 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.
| All Time | Past Year | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Views | 642 | 64 | 12 |
| Full Text Views | 219 | 15 | 0 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 243 | 39 | 0 |