Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Note on transliteration, translations, and dates xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. Part One. Setting the Ground
8. One. Al-Hajjāj in Umayyad Iraq 45
9. Two. Archives of Umayyad Speech 80
10. Part two. Al-Hajjāj’s Oratory in Focus
11. Three. The Inaugural Speech in Kufa 105
12. Four. The Religious Foundations of al-Hajjāj’s Oratory 142
13. Part three. Situating Public Speech in the World of Umayyad Iraq
14. Five. Language, Power, and Empire under al-Hajjāj 183
15. Six. Poetry in Political Life 210
16. Seven. Iraqi Soundscapes 246
17. Eight. The Greatest Name of God and the Miraculous Power of Speech 272
18. Conclusion 299
19. Appendix. Al-Hajjāj’s Literary Speeches: Texts and Translations 315
20. Bibliography 331
21. Index 357