Presentation Title
Sex and Wine in the Islamic Golden Age
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Samuel Claussen
Start Date
23-11-2019 10:15 AM
End Date
23-11-2019 10:30 AM
Location
Markstein 210
Session
oral 2
Type of Presentation
Oral Talk
Subject Area
humanities_letters
Abstract
This paper examines the literature of the Islamic Golden Age, including poetry, fiction, and belles-lettres. Moreover, it analyzes various understandings of sexuality and intoxication depicted in literature amongst the subcultures of the royal court, political elite, and religious minorities. This paper specifically looks at Rudaki’s “Rubaiyat,” Omar Khayyam’s Rubaiyat, Nizamu’l al Mulk’s Treatise on the Art of Government, ibn Iskandar’s Qabus Nama, Sa’di’s Gulistan, and the poetry of Abu Nuwas and Hafiz.
Sex and Wine in the Islamic Golden Age
Markstein 210
This paper examines the literature of the Islamic Golden Age, including poetry, fiction, and belles-lettres. Moreover, it analyzes various understandings of sexuality and intoxication depicted in literature amongst the subcultures of the royal court, political elite, and religious minorities. This paper specifically looks at Rudaki’s “Rubaiyat,” Omar Khayyam’s Rubaiyat, Nizamu’l al Mulk’s Treatise on the Art of Government, ibn Iskandar’s Qabus Nama, Sa’di’s Gulistan, and the poetry of Abu Nuwas and Hafiz.