Witnesses of God: exhortatory preachers in medieval al-Andalus and the Magreb

This article analyzes the rhetorical and ritual characteristics of pious exhortation (wa‘z) as practiced in al-Andalus and the Maghreb, based on specimens from two homiletic sources. The texts are considered in light of hagiographical and juridical data in order to assess the social role of exhortat...

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Author: Jones, Linda G.
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2007
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/44856
http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/alqantara.2007.v28.i1.32
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Keyword:Muslim sermons
Pious exhortation
Maw‘ia
Majlis al-wa‘
Sufi hagiography
Sermones musulmanes
Exhortación piadosa
Hagiografías sufies
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spelling Witnesses of God: exhortatory preachers in medieval al-Andalus and the MagrebJones, Linda G.Muslim sermonsPious exhortationMaw‘iaMajlis al-wa‘Sufi hagiographySermones musulmanesExhortación piadosaHagiografías sufiesThis article analyzes the rhetorical and ritual characteristics of pious exhortation (wa‘z) as practiced in al-Andalus and the Maghreb, based on specimens from two homiletic sources. The texts are considered in light of hagiographical and juridical data in order to assess the social role of exhortatory preachers and to explain the extraordinary impact of their sermons. The sermon’s affective power derives from the preacher’s personal charisma, rhetorical prowess, and his active engagement of his audience in the production of their own charismatic experience. The hagiographies considered depict the wa‘iz as a witness to God’s omnipotence, precipitating the religious conversion of even the socially marginalized.Este artículo analiza los aspectos retóricos y rituales de la exhortación piadosa (wa,z) practicada en al-Andalus y el Magreb, tomando como base documental dos fuentes homiléticas. Los textos se analizan a la luz de noticias hagiográficas y jurídicas con el fin de determinar el papel social de los wu,az y el impacto de sus sermones. El poder seductor del sermón se halla en función del carisma del predicador, sus dotes de oratoria y su afán en involucrar activamente a su auditorio en su propia experiencia carismática. Los textos hagiográficos examinados presentan al wa,iz como testigo de la omnipotencia divina, propiciando la conversión religiosa, incluso de individuos situados al margen de la sociedad.CSIC202020202007info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/44856http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/alqantara.2007.v28.i1.32reponame:Repositorio Digital de la UPFinstname:Universitat Pompeu FabraInglésAl-Qanṭara. 2007;28(1):73-100© 2007 Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC). Esta obra está bajo una licencia de Creative Commons Reconocimiento 4.0 Internacional.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/448562026-06-12T07:21:37Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Witnesses of God: exhortatory preachers in medieval al-Andalus and the Magreb
title Witnesses of God: exhortatory preachers in medieval al-Andalus and the Magreb
spellingShingle Witnesses of God: exhortatory preachers in medieval al-Andalus and the Magreb
Jones, Linda G.
Muslim sermons
Pious exhortation
Maw‘ia
Majlis al-wa‘
Sufi hagiography
Sermones musulmanes
Exhortación piadosa
Hagiografías sufies
title_short Witnesses of God: exhortatory preachers in medieval al-Andalus and the Magreb
title_full Witnesses of God: exhortatory preachers in medieval al-Andalus and the Magreb
title_fullStr Witnesses of God: exhortatory preachers in medieval al-Andalus and the Magreb
title_full_unstemmed Witnesses of God: exhortatory preachers in medieval al-Andalus and the Magreb
title_sort Witnesses of God: exhortatory preachers in medieval al-Andalus and the Magreb
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Jones, Linda G.
author Jones, Linda G.
author_facet Jones, Linda G.
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Muslim sermons
Pious exhortation
Maw‘ia
Majlis al-wa‘
Sufi hagiography
Sermones musulmanes
Exhortación piadosa
Hagiografías sufies
topic Muslim sermons
Pious exhortation
Maw‘ia
Majlis al-wa‘
Sufi hagiography
Sermones musulmanes
Exhortación piadosa
Hagiografías sufies
description This article analyzes the rhetorical and ritual characteristics of pious exhortation (wa‘z) as practiced in al-Andalus and the Maghreb, based on specimens from two homiletic sources. The texts are considered in light of hagiographical and juridical data in order to assess the social role of exhortatory preachers and to explain the extraordinary impact of their sermons. The sermon’s affective power derives from the preacher’s personal charisma, rhetorical prowess, and his active engagement of his audience in the production of their own charismatic experience. The hagiographies considered depict the wa‘iz as a witness to God’s omnipotence, precipitating the religious conversion of even the socially marginalized.
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