| Muḥammad in the Modern Egyptian Popular Ballad Contributor(s): Abdel-Malek, Kamal (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004102175 ISBN-13: 9789004102170 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $223.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 1995 Annotation: This volume is a fascinating, interpretative study of the life of the Prophet Mu?ammad as depicted in the repertoire of fifty-one contemporary Egyptian singers. The repertoire is extremely diverse and ranges from narrative ballads, classical odes, and Qur'?nic chantings, to melodies of the secular songs of well-known Egyptian singers. The 'people's' Mu?ammad appears as both a commanding figure, empowered by the supernatural, and a touchingly vulnerable human being, and provides this study with excellent material for its discussion of a subject that has not received much serious scholarly attention to date. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | African - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Literary Criticism | Middle Eastern |
| Dewey: 892.710 |
| LCCN: 95018832 |
| Series: Studies in Arabic Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.62" W x 9.74" (1.27 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume is a fascinating, interpretative study of the life of the Prophet Muḥammad as depicted in the repertoire of fifty-one contemporary Egyptian singers. The repertoire is extremely diverse and ranges from narrative ballads, classical odes, and Qur'ānic chantings, to melodies of the secular songs of well-known Egyptian singers. The 'people's' Muḥammad appears as both a commanding figure, empowered by the supernatural, and a touchingly vulnerable human being, and provides this study with excellent material for its discussion of a subject that has not received much serious scholarly attention to date. |