All Outputs (47)

Silenced Cultural Encounters in Poetry of War (2013)
Book Chapter
Ouyang, W.-C. (2013). Silenced Cultural Encounters in Poetry of War. In H. Kennedy (Ed.), Warfare and Poetry in the Middle East (167-192). I. B. Tauris

Humanism, Nationalism and Violence in Mahmoud Darwish’s Poetry (2013)
Book Chapter
Alshaer, A. (2013). Humanism, Nationalism and Violence in Mahmoud Darwish’s Poetry. In H. Kennedy (Ed.), Warefare and Poetry in the Middle East (257-283). I.B Tauris

This chapter aims to present a theoretical and empirical reading of the great Palestinian Poet Mahmoud Darwish’s (1941-2008) poetry as pertains to the themes of humanism, nationalism and violence within the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict... Read More about Humanism, Nationalism and Violence in Mahmoud Darwish’s Poetry.

Warfare and poetry in the Middle East (2013)
Book
Kennedy, H. (Ed.). (2013). Warfare and poetry in the Middle East. I.B. Tauris. https://doi.org/10.5040/9780755607969

Part of the rich legacy of the Middle East is a poetic record stretching back five millennia. This unparalleled repository of knowledge - across different languages, cultures and religions - allows us to examine continuity and change in human express... Read More about Warfare and poetry in the Middle East.

The Poem of Erra and Ishum: A Babylonian poet’s view of war (2013)
Book Chapter
George, A. (2013). The Poem of Erra and Ishum: A Babylonian poet’s view of war. In H. Kennedy (Ed.), Warfare and Poetry in the Middle East (39-71). I.B.Tauris

'If only al-Barraq could see': Violence and Voyeurism in an Early Modern Reformulation of the Pre-Islamic Call to Arms (2013)
Book Chapter
Hammond, M. (2013). 'If only al-Barraq could see': Violence and Voyeurism in an Early Modern Reformulation of the Pre-Islamic Call to Arms. In H. Kennedy (Ed.), Warfare and Poetry in the Middle East (215-240). I.B. Tauris

"O City Set Up Thy Lament" - Poetic Responses to the Trauma of War (2013)
Book Chapter
Sperl, S. (2013). "O City Set Up Thy Lament" - Poetic Responses to the Trauma of War. In H. Kennedy (Ed.), War and Poetry in the Middle East (1-37). I.B. Taurus

Poetry and War among the Hittites (2013)
Book Chapter
Weeden, M. (2013). Poetry and War among the Hittites. In H. Kennedy (Ed.), Warfare and Poetry in the Middle East (73-98). I.B. Tauris

The Hittites ruled a kingdom and then an empire in central Anatolia from the 17th to the 12th centuries BC. Their language is attested on thousands of cuneiform tablets from their capital city Hattusa from at least the 15th century BC, if not before,... Read More about Poetry and War among the Hittites.

Journey to Mecca: A History (2012)
Book Chapter
Kennedy, H. (2012). Journey to Mecca: A History. In V. Porter (Ed.), Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam (68-132). British Museum Press

The Metaphysics of a Hanbali Sufi: A Descriptive Analysis of the Works of Shaykh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (2011)
Thesis
Malik, H. (in press). The Metaphysics of a Hanbali Sufi: A Descriptive Analysis of the Works of Shaykh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani. (Thesis). SOAS, University of London

Great estates and elite lifestyles in the Fertile Crescent from Byzantium and Sasanian Iran to Islam (2011)
Book Chapter
Kennedy, H. (2011). Great estates and elite lifestyles in the Fertile Crescent from Byzantium and Sasanian Iran to Islam. In A. Fuess, & J.-P. Hartung (Eds.), Court Cultures of the Muslim World (54-79). Routledge

The Ribat in the Early Islamic World (2011)
Book Chapter
Kennedy, H. (2011). The Ribat in the Early Islamic World. In H. Day, & E. Fentress (Eds.), Western Monasticism Ante Litteram (161-175). Brepols

Shayzar: overview of its history (2011)
Book Chapter
Kennedy, H. (2011). Shayzar: overview of its history. In C. Tonghini (Ed.), Shayzar I: The Fortification of the Citadel (2-25). Brill

The Feeding of the five Hundred Thousand: Cities and Agriculture in Early Islamic Mesopotamia (2011)
Journal Article
Kennedy, H. (2011). The Feeding of the five Hundred Thousand: Cities and Agriculture in Early Islamic Mesopotamia. Iraq, 73, 177-199. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021088900000152

This paper discusses the impact of the foundation of major cities in Mesopotamia in the early Islamic period (c. 636-900 CE) and their impact on the agricultural economy and rural settlement in the area. It considers the potential agricultural produc... Read More about The Feeding of the five Hundred Thousand: Cities and Agriculture in Early Islamic Mesopotamia.

The Coming of Islam to Bukhara (2010)
Book Chapter
Kennedy, H. (2010). The Coming of Islam to Bukhara. In Y. Suleiman (Ed.), Living Islamic History: Studies in Honour of Professor Carole Hillenbrand (77-91). Edinburgh University Press

The City and the Nomad (2010)
Other
Kennedy, H. (2010). The City and the Nomad

Syrian Elites from Byzantium to Islam: Survival or Extinction? (2010)
Book Chapter
Kennedy, H. (2010). Syrian Elites from Byzantium to Islam: Survival or Extinction?. In J. Haldon (Ed.), Money, Power and Politics in early Islamic Syria (181-198). Ashgate

How to found an Islamic city (2010)
Book Chapter
Kennedy, H. (2010). How to found an Islamic city. In C. Goodson, A. E. Lester, & C. Symes (Eds.), Cities, Texts and Social Networks 400-1500 (45-63). Ashgate

The late ʿAbbāsid pattern, 945–1050 (2010)
Other
Kennedy, H. (2010). The late ʿAbbāsid pattern, 945–1050

Survival of Iranianness (2009)
Book Chapter
Kennedy, H. (2009). Survival of Iranianness. In V. S. Curtis, & S. Stewart (Eds.), The Rise of Islam (13-29). I.B. Tauris

The Mediterranean Frontier: Christianity face to face with Islam, 600–1050 (2008)
Other
Kennedy, H. (2008). The Mediterranean Frontier: Christianity face to face with Islam, 600–1050