Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: This article focuses on the experience of the two most famous female singing-slaves of the pre-Islamic era: the so called “two grasshoppers”, known as al-Ǧarādatān or Ǧarādatā ʿĀd. Starting from the study of the two main sources: al-Ṭabarī, Taʾrīḫ al-rusul wa-l-mulūk, and al-Masʿūdī, Murūǧ al-ḏahab, I then continue with a reflection on the singing-slaves and their association with grasshoppers. The aim of this contribution is to bring together the main Arab sources highlighting some aspects that link the human world to the animal one such as singing/animal sounds, drought and migration. Keywords: qiyān, "al-ǧarādatān", grasshoppers, ʿĀd, song, poetry, drought, migration
DOI: 10.5617/jais.10191
Author: Oriana Capezio
Institution: University of Naples - L'Orientale
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4362451896