The Mantle Odes: Arabic Praise Poems to the Prophet Muhammad

by Suzanne Pinckney Stetkevych and JAROSLAV Pinckney Stetkevych

Three of the most renowned praise poems to the Prophet, the mantle odes span the arc of Islamic history from Muhammad's lifetime, to the medieval Mamluk period, to the modern colonial era. Over the centuries, they have informed the poetic and religious life of the Arab and Islamic worlds. Suzanne Pinckney Stetkevych places her original translations of the poems within the odes' broader cultural context. By highlighting their transformative power...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253222060
• ISBN13: 9780253222060
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher