Harun al-Rashid in Premodern Arabic Literary Imaginary: Ideology of Monogamy, Harem Politics, and Court Intrigues

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description Harun al-Rashid has a powerful presence in the Medieval Arabic Literary Imaginary. This chapter explores the imaginings of the character, entourage and rule of Harun al-Rashid in medieval Arabic storytelling and adab works and examines the role this body of stories and anecdotes interrogates political authority in pre-modern times.
author_additional van Berkel, Maaike
author_additionalStr van Berkel, Maaike
format Book Chapters
author Ouyang, Wen-Chin
author_facet Ouyang, Wen-Chin
authorStr Ouyang, Wen-Chin
author_letter Ouyang, Wen-Chin
title Harun al-Rashid in Premodern Arabic Literary Imaginary: Ideology of Monogamy, Harem Politics, and Court Intrigues
publisher Brill
publishDate 2022
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/38170/

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