Arabic and Hebrew Love Poems in Al-Andalus

Arabic and Hebrew Love Poems in al-Andalus investigates a largely overlooked subset of Muslim and Jewish love poetry in medieval Spain: hetero- and homo-erotic love poems written by Muslim and Jewish religious scholars, in which the lover and his sensual experience of the beloved are compared to scriptural characters and storylines.

Auteur

Shari L. Lowin is Associate Professor in the Religious Studies Department at Stonehill College, teaching Islamic and Jewish Studies. Her research focuses on early Islamic intellectual thought, and its interplay with midrashic and rabbinic materials.

Contenu

Introduction Part I: Outsiders as Lovers 2 He has slain me like Uriah: Ibn Mar Shaul's Unexpected Love Triangle 3 The Gazelle and the Golden Calf: Reading the Footprints in the Sand Part II: Lovers and other Liars 4 His Instruments are the Instruments of Simeon and Levi: Ibn Gabirol and the Silence of Jacob 5 The Flames of Love and Fire of Abraham: Salvation through Incineration Part III: Unsuitable Love: Family Members as Lovers 6 Poetic Justice for the Rape of Tamar: Ibn Gabirol's Critique of David 7 The Cloak of Joseph: Ibn Hazm and the Therapeutic Power of Romantic Love Part IV: The Hermeneutics of Desire 8 Surprise Kisses and the Burning Bush: Ibn al-Milh and the Metaphysics of Passion