مجلة الواحات للبحوث و الدراسات

Manifestations Of The Self In Al-munṣifāt Poetry Of The Pre-islamic And Early Islamic Periods

Auteurs : Chaoui Asma .

Résumé

Al-Munṣifāt poetry has long been associated with the valorization of the other at the expense of the self, which made it appear to depart from the social order of the pre-Islamic period, an order grounded in the celebration of tribal solidarity. Most studies have therefore focused on alterity in al-Munṣifāt, while the self was marginalized, obscured, or diminished. This article seeks to trace the manifestations of the self in al-Munṣifāt in both the pre-Islamic and early Islamic periods. One of the main findings of this study is that some poems are only superficially classified as al-Munṣifāt. Once examined more closely, they prove to be poems of pride, martial fervor, and self-glorification. This appears to result from hastiness in judgment, rather than from careful textual analysis. The study concludes that the presence of the self in al-Munṣifat is firmly established, whether explicitly or implicitly.

Mots clés

The self, al-munṣifāt, pre-Islamic poetry, early Islamic poetry