TY - JOUR AU1 - Myrne, Pernilla AB - Jealousy is a thriving theme in Abbasid poetry and narratives, but it is not confined to the realm of storytelling and poetic motifs; its meaning and boundaries are discussed from various points of view of Abbasid scholarship. In this article, explanations and definitions of ghayra as an emotion as well as cultural practice are investigated on the basis of a selection of Classical Arabic literary sources. It is a study of attitudes towards jealousy in literature that is predominantly normative, and hence excluding subjective experiences as they are expressed in poetry and anecdotal literature. TI - Discussing Ghayra in Abbasid Literature: Jealousy as a Manly Virtue or Sign of Mutual Affection JF - Journal of Abbasid Studies DO - 10.1163/22142371-12340005 DA - 2014-06-10 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/brill/discussing-ghayra-in-abbasid-literature-jealousy-as-a-manly-virtue-or-lnDtA0GxAY SP - 46 EP - 65 VL - 1 IS - 1 DP - DeepDyve ER -