City of Lyrics: Ordinary Poets and Islamicate Popular Culture in Early Modern Delhi - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Nathan L. M. TaborSeries:Islamic Civilization and Muslim NetworksPublish date:10/7/2025Pages:354
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9781469690223ISBN-10:1469690225UPC:9781469690223Book Category:Religion, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Islam, Subjects & Themes, PoetryBook Topic:ReligionSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.79 inchesWeight:1.0913Product ID:SCR4GM7WAF
City of Lyrics: Ordinary Poets and Islamicate Popular Culture in Early Modern Delhi
For centuries, Urdu-speaking poets and their audiences have gathered for mushāʿirahs, literary competitions for spoken-word verse. Today the mushāʿirah is a global phenomenon, as audiences in the millions convene in person and online for hours of poetic performance. Tracing these modern gatherings back to their origins, Nathan L. M. Tabor introduces readers to the popular emergence of the...
Series: Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9781469690223ISBN-10:1469690225UPC:9781469690223Book Category:Religion, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Islam, Subjects & Themes, PoetryBook Topic:ReligionSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.79 inchesWeight:1.0913Product ID:SCR4GM7WAF
Nathan L. M. Tabor is assistant professor of history at Western Michigan University.
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
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