JEZIČKO-STILSKA ANALIZA I RETORIČKA SREDSTVA U HUTBAMA IMAMA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI
STYLISTIC ANALYSIS RHETORICAL DEVICES, AND THE IMAM’S KHUTBA IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Summary/Abstract: This paper offers a stylistic analysis and exploration of the rhetorical devices used by the chief imams in their khutba sermons at Friday prayers in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The khutba is a key tool in the mission of Islam. It involves elements and features of both the sacred and oratorical styles, but its basic purpose is persuasive and conative, viz. it aims to promote active change. It therefore deploys all the elements of discourse, with a stress on the use of proofs. Qur’anic quotations, hadiths, and statements from Islamic and Western thinkers are thus drawn upon as proofs, alongside sayings and anecdotes. Other devices also used to persuade or support the argument include rhetorical questions and repetition.

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