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008			120221s2012 nyu b 001 0 eng
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020			_a9781107023055 (hardback)
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050	0	0	_aPJ6161 _b.J66 2012
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100	1		_aJones, Linda Gale.
245	1	4	_aThe power of oratory in the medieval Muslim world / _cLinda G. Jones.
260			_aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _cc2012.
300			_axi, 298 p. : _c24 cm.
490	0		_aCambridge studies in Islamic civilization
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 267-284) and index.
505	8		_aMachine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Laying the foundations; 2. The khutba: the 'central jewel' of medieval Arab-Islamic prose; 3. The khutba: rhetorical and discursive strategies of persuasion; 4. Putting it all together: the khutba, texts, and contexts; Part I. Canonical Questions: 5. Putting it all together: the khutba, texts, and contexts; Part II. Thematic and Occasional Orations: 6. Homiletic exhortation and storytelling: challenging the 'popular'; 7. 'The good eloquent speaker': profiles of pre-modern Muslim preachers; 8. The audience responds: participation, reception, contestation; Conclusion.
520			_a"A remarkable book analyzing the importance of oratory for transmitting religious knowledge, legitimizing rulers, and inculcating moral values in the medieval Islamic world"--
520			_a""And my brother Aaron - He is more eloquent in speech than I: so send him with me as a helper, to confirm (and strengthen) me: for I fear that they may accuse me of falsehood." (Q 28:34)"The Prophet said, 'I have been given the keys of eloquent speech and given victory with awe (cast into the hearts of the enemy) ...'" The sacred texts of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam portray eloquent speech as one of the attributes or instruments of the charismatic authority of the prophets. Though Moses was one of God's elect, a "friend of God" (Q 4: 125; Ex. 33:11), the Qur'an and the Bible coincide in reflecting his fears that his mission before Pharaoh would fail if not buttressed by the oratorical eloquence of his brother Aaron. Similarly, the ?adith show Mu?ammad acknowledging the power of eloquent speech and associating this charismatic gift with the victory of his own prophetic mission"--
650		0	_aArabic language _xRhetoric _xHistory.
650		0	_aIslamic preaching _xHistory.
650		7	_aHISTORY / Middle East / General. _2bisacsh
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942			_2lcc _cBOOK _hPJ 6161 _i.J66 2012