Of Poetry and Patronage: A Scholar’s Lament by Ḥusayn b. ʿAbd al-Ṣamad al-ʿĀmilī (d. 984/1576)
This study analyzes a poem by the Twelver Shiʿi jurist Ḥusayn b. ʿAbd al-Ṣamad al-ʿĀmilī (d. 984/1576) that has recently been discovered in a multiple-text manuscript in Iran. It is argued here that the poem dates from 961-63/1554-56 and expresses the author's disappointment and frustrations wi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Oriental Society
2023
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Journal of the American Oriental Society
Year: 2023, Volume: 143, Issue: 1, Pages: 21-34 |
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| Summary: | This study analyzes a poem by the Twelver Shiʿi jurist Ḥusayn b. ʿAbd al-Ṣamad al-ʿĀmilī (d. 984/1576) that has recently been discovered in a multiple-text manuscript in Iran. It is argued here that the poem dates from 961-63/1554-56 and expresses the author's disappointment and frustrations with patrons or intermediaries in his efforts to procure a position shortly after he arrived in Safavid territory. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-2289 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Oriental Society, Journal of the American Oriental Society
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.7817/jaos.143.1.2023.ar002 |