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Researches in African poetries have approached it on many perspectives, but on the other side the stylistics of these art forms have raised less interest. Metre is an example of this. In the Swahili and Wolof poetic traditions, the existence of metrical patterns is a datum reported by scholars, with very little further elaboration. In particular, these metrical patterns have often been seen as a mere adaptation of the Arabic ones. This book aims at challenging this view, offering a historical reconstruction of the development of the Swahili and Wolof metrical systems. Particular attention is given to the role of the Arabic model: this work shows that the Swahili and Wolof poetries presented an elaborated stylistics even before the Arabic model affected them. In the case of Swahili, one can even speak of preexisting metrical traditions. The influence from Arabic has certainly deeply changed the local Swahili and Wolof stylistics of poetry, but many elements of continuity exist between the two periods before and after it. In these two contexts, then, stylistics has always been a fundamental trait of poetry and a more attentive look at its history can reveal much of the overall development of the poetic tradition in general.
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Researches in African poetries have approached it on many perspectives, but on the other side the stylistics of these art forms have raised less interest. Metre is an example of this. In the Swahili and Wolof poetic traditions, the existence of metrical patterns is a datum reported by scholars, with very little further elaboration. In particular, these metrical patterns have often been seen as a mere adaptation of the Arabic ones. This book aims at challenging this view, offering a historical reconstruction of the development of the Swahili and Wolof metrical systems. Particular attention is given to the role of the Arabic model: this work shows that the Swahili and Wolof poetries presented an elaborated stylistics even before the Arabic model affected them. In the case of Swahili, one can even speak of preexisting metrical traditions. The influence from Arabic has certainly deeply changed the local Swahili and Wolof stylistics of poetry, but many elements of continuity exist between the two periods before and after it. In these two contexts, then, stylistics has always been a fundamental trait of poetry and a more attentive look at its history can reveal much of the overall development of the poetic tradition in general.
E-bok
Engelska, 20251 661 kr
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Researches in African poetries have approached it on many perspectives, but on the other side the stylistics of these art forms have raised less interest. Metre is an example of this. In the Swahili and Wolof poetic traditions, the existence of metrical patterns is a datum reported by scholars, with very little further elaboration. In particular, these metrical patterns have often been seen as a mere adaptation of the Arabic ones. This book aims at challenging this view, offering a historical reconstruction of the development of the Swahili and Wolof metrical systems. Particular attention is given to the role of the Arabic model: this work shows that the Swahili and Wolof poetries presented an elaborated stylistics even before the Arabic model affected them. In the case of Swahili, one can even speak of preexisting metrical traditions. The influence from Arabic has certainly deeply changed the local Swahili and Wolof stylistics of poetry, but many elements of continuity exist between the two periods before and after it. In these two contexts, then, stylistics has always been a fundamental trait of poetry and a more attentive look at its history can reveal much of the overall development of the poetic tradition in general.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
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How can poetry convey philosophy and embody knowledge? This book addresses this question through a study of Wolofal, the Islamic religious poetry in Wolof that flourished with the rise of the Muridiyya brotherhood in Senegal. By focusing on four key poets—Samba Jaara Mbay, Moor Kayre, Mbay Jaxate, and Muusaa Ka—it shows how their works articulated the concept of xam-xam (knowledge) as both spiritual insight and lived practice. Drawing on original translations and close readings, the study highlights how Wolofal represents a synthesis of Wolof and Arabic traditions, where rhythm and form are inseparable from meaning. Rather than applying external frameworks, it lets the texts themselves reveal their philosophical depth, demonstrating that poetry was not only a literary form but also a vehicle of education, proselytism, and cultural innovation. By analysing how knowledge becomes rhythm and action, this book sheds new light on African Sufi literature and contributes to broader debates on philosophy, religion, and indigenous epistemologies. It will be of interest to scholars and students in African studies, Islamic studies, literature, and philosophy, as well as readers curious about the intersections of language, poetry, and spirituality.