"Tawq al-Hamama" (The Ring of the Dove)
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"Tawq al-Hamama" (The Ring of the Dove) is an 11th-century Arabic treatise that blends prose and poetry in a subtle psychological and philosophical exploration of love, its signs, stages, and social contexts.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Tawq al-Hamama | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Arabic prose work
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literary work ⓘ love treatise ⓘ medieval Arabic literature ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 1022 ⓘ |
| author | Ibn Hazm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
autobiographical anecdotes
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philosophical reflections ⓘ poetic quotations ⓘ social observations ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Andalusian culture
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Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 11th century ⓘ |
| discusses |
chaste love
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forbidden love ⓘ friendship and affection ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
courtly love situations
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ethics of love ⓘ manners of lovers ⓘ signs of love ⓘ stages of love ⓘ |
| genre |
adab literature
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love literature ⓘ treatise ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | yes ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Arabic love literature
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modern studies of love in Islam ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
poetry
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prose ⓘ prosimetrum ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
anecdotal
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didactic ⓘ psychological analysis ⓘ rhetorical ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
love
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philosophy of love ⓘ psychology of love ⓘ social aspects of love ⓘ |
| notableEnglishTranslator | A. J. Arberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of lovers’ behavior
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blend of prose and poetry ⓘ classification of types of love ⓘ subtle psychological insight ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition |
Al-Andalus
NERFINISHED
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Cordoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islamic ethics ⓘ |
| structure | chapters ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Ring of the Dove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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