Religion Mysticism And Modern Arabic Literature

Author : Reuven Snir
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Arabic literature
ISBN : 3447053259

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Religion, Mysticism and Modern Arabic Literature by Reuven Snir Pdf

One of the significant phenomena in modern Arabic literature since the 1960s has been the use of mystical concepts, figures and motifs for the expression of contemporary experiences, philosophies and ideologies. The book investigates this phenomenon mainly with regard to the creative poetic process and the use of literary masks. It also deals with the complicated relationship between Arabic literature and Islam as well as with the literary activities by religious traditional circles. In a welter of publications committed Muslim authors try to prove that there is no inherent contradiction between art and Islam, and at the same time to lay the theoretical foundations for an "Islamist" poetics encompassing the various branches of literary production. Within the secular canonical circles, however, these activities and texts are considered extremely marginal and none of the authors concerned has gained any canonical status. The growing number of cases, in which attempts at censorship on religious and moral grounds have been challenged, prove also that Arabic literature has become more and more secular.

Author : Reuven Snir
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781474420532

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Modern Arabic Literature by Reuven Snir Pdf

The study of Arabic literature is blossoming. This book provides a comprehensive theoretical framework to help research this highly prolific and diverse production of contemporary literary texts. Based on the achievements of historical poetics, in particular those of Russian formalism and its theoretical legacy, this framework offers flexible, transparent, and unbiased tools to understand the relevant contexts within the literary system. The aim is to enhance our understanding of Arabic literature, throw light on areas of literary production that traditionally have been neglected, and stimulate others to take up the fascinating challenge of mapping out and exploring them.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781134268986

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Religious Perspectives in Modern Muslim and Jewish Literatures by Anonim Pdf

Author : Phillips Christina Phillips
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781474417082

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Religion in the Egyptian Novel by Phillips Christina Phillips Pdf

This is an in-depth, original survey of religion in the modern Arabic novel. Tracing the relationship from the genesis of the form in the early 20th century to present, Phillips provides a thematic exploration of the push and pull between religion and secularism as it played out on the pages of the Egyptian novel. Through close readings of representative texts, the book reveals the manifold ways in which Islam, Christianity, Sufism, myth, ritual and intertext have engaged in modern Arabic literature and culture more broadly.

Author : R. A. Nicholson
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781616403416

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A Literary History of the Arabs by R. A. Nicholson Pdf

A compilation of the history of Islamic authors and writings, A Literary History of the Arabs is considered one of the best explanations of Arabic culture and literature today. R.A. Nicholson explains in the book's preface that Islamic literature contains within it references to figureheads and cultural understandings that would stump all English readers unaware of Arabic history and beliefs. Nicholson outlines within all the necessary information to begin understanding English translations of Arabic works. Written for students, the political, intellectual, and religious notions presented are useful for any modern study of Arabic literature.REYNOLD ALLEYNE NICHOLSON (1868-1945) was an English scholar of Islamic literature and mysticism. Born in Yorkshire, England, Nicholson attended Aberdeen University and the University of Cambridge for Arabic studies. He taught Persian language and Arabic culture at Cambridge and was considered a leading scholar in Islamic studies. Not only did Nicholson translate major texts from various Arabic languages, he also wrote two widely-regarded books on Islam: A Literary History of The Arabs and The Mystics of Islam. In addition, Nicholson produced the first English translation and commentary of Rumi's Masnavi, an impressive and respected fete.

Author : Annemarie Schimmel
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780807899762

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Mystical Dimensions of Islam by Annemarie Schimmel Pdf

Thirty-five years after its original publication, Mystical Dimensions of Islam still stands as the most valuable introduction to Sufism, the main form of Islamic mysticism. This edition brings to a new generation of readers Annemarie Schimmel's his

Author : Reuven Snir
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004390683

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Arab-Jewish Literature by Reuven Snir Pdf

Arab-Jewish Literature: The Birth and Demise of the Arabic Short Story offers an account of the development of the art of the Arabic short story among the Arabized Jews during the twentieth century. An anthology of sixteen translated stories are included as an appendix to the book.

Author : Basilius Bawardi
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786720122

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The Lebanese-Phoenician Nationalist Movement by Basilius Bawardi Pdf

The question of belonging has formed the basis of the political, religious and cultural tensions in Lebanon, to the point that sectarian conflict on the country's future contributed significantly to the outbreak of civil war in 1975. This book focuses on the development of the Phoenician-Lebanese movement that struggled against the hegemonic status of Arabic language and culture. The Phoenician-Lebanese were a predominantly Maronite Christian group who attempted to remove themselves from the Muslim and Arab world throughout the twentieth century. Their demands for self-definition as a nation and their desire to establish their own culture were rooted in the concept of their ancient Phoenician past. Basilius Bawardi examines four prominent authors who formed the basis on which all engaged so-called Phoenician literature was built: Sharl Qurm, Sa'id 'Aql, Mayy Murr and Muris 'Awwad. The literary corpus of these writers was a critical component of the political activity that strove to distinguish the native Lebanese inhabitants from their Arab-Muslim neighbours.Studying these authors' works in both a literary and historical way, Bawardi shows how language was used to promote a specific political agenda and identifies the strong connections between language, literature and nation building. As well as revealing the nationalist struggle as it emerges in prose and poetry, the book discusses the history and formation of modern day Lebanon and why language and literature are so crucial for members of a national minority.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-18
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780674727786

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Baghdad by Anonim Pdf

Baghdad: The City in Verse captures the essence of life lived in one of the world’s great enduring metropolises. In this unusual anthology, Reuven Snir offers original translations of more than 170 Arabic poems—most of them appearing for the first time in English—which represent a cross-section of genres and styles from the time of Baghdad’s founding in the eighth century to the present day. The diversity of the fabled city is reflected in the Bedouin, Muslim, Christian, Kurdish, and Jewish poets featured here, including writers of great renown and others whose work has survived but whose names are lost to history. Through the prism of these poems, readers glimpse many different Baghdads: the city built on ancient Sumerian ruins, the epicenter of Arab culture and Islam’s Golden Age under the enlightened rule of Harun al-Rashid, the bombed-out capital of Saddam Hussein’s fallen regime, the American occupation, and life in a new but unstable Iraq. With poets as our guides, we visit bazaars, gardens, wine parties, love scenes (worldly and mystical), brothels, prisons, and palaces. Startling contrasts emerge as the day-to-day cacophony of urban life is juxtaposed with eternal cycles of the Tigris, and hellish winds, mosquitoes, rain, floods, snow, and earthquakes are accompanied by somber reflections on invasions and other catastrophes. Documenting the city’s 1,250-year history, Baghdad: The City in Verse shows why poetry has been aptly called the public register of the Arabs.

Author : Maurice A. Pomerantz,Aram Shahin
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004307469

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The Heritage of Arabo-Islamic Learning by Maurice A. Pomerantz,Aram Shahin Pdf

In The Heritage of Arabo-Islamic Learning leading scholars around the world, present twenty-five studies explore diverse areas of Arabo-Islamic tradition in honor of a leading scholar and teacher, Dr. Wadad A. Kadi (Prof. Emerita, University of Chicago).

Author : Reynold Alleyne Nicholson
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : EAN:4064066420543

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The Mystics of Islam by Reynold Alleyne Nicholson Pdf

"The Mystics of Islam" by Reynold Alleyne Nicholson. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Maya I. Kesrouany
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781474407410

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Prophetic Translation by Maya I. Kesrouany Pdf

Collection of newly-commissioned essays tracing cutting-edge developments in children's literature research.

Author : Matthias Kappler
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Turkic literature
ISBN : 3447052856

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Intercultural Aspects in and Around Turkic Literatures by Matthias Kappler Pdf

The volume contains a selection of papers presented at an international conference on "Intercultural Aspects in and around Turkic Literatures" in Nicosia in 2003. The contributions address various aspects of and views on interculturalism, cosmopolitanism, stereotypes and crosscultural literary trends in Turkic literatures and literatures in contact with Turkic culture and literatures, namely Greek, Russian, and Italian. The contributors, who come from nine different countries, examine topics from the analysis of the image of the "other" in Turkish or "neighbouring" literary texts to the investigation of literary techniques and trends as a device of interculturalism and cosmopolitanism and cover a period from the 18th to the 20th century. Also included are introductory chapters on the historical and political context of the contact areas discussed in the contributions.

Author : Clinton Bennett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781472586896

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The Bloomsbury Companion to Islamic Studies by Clinton Bennett Pdf

The Bloomsbury Companion to Islamic Studies is a comprehensive one volume reference guide to Islam and study in this area. A team of leading international scholars - Muslim and non-Muslim - cover important aspects of study in the field, providing readers with a complete and accessible source of information to the wide range of methodologies and theoretical principles involved. Presenting Islam as a variegated tradition, key essays from the contributors demonstrate how it is subject to different interpretations, with no single version privileged. In this volume, Islam is treated as a lived experience, not only as theoretical ideal or textual tradition. Featuring a series of indispensable research tools, including a substantial A-Z of key terms and concepts, chronology and a detailed list of resources, this is the essential reference guide for anyone working in Islamic Studies.

Author : Husayn ibn Mansur Hallaj
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780810137363

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Hallaj by Husayn ibn Mansur Hallaj Pdf

Winner of the Global Humanities Translation Prize Hallaj is the first authoritative translation of the Arabic poetry of Husayn ibn Mansur al-Hallaj, an early Sufi mystic. Despite his execution in Baghdad in 922 and the subsequent suppression of his work, Hallaj left an enduring literary and spiritual legacy that continues to inspire readers around the world. In Hallaj, Carl W. Ernst offers a definitive collection of 117 of Hallaj’s poems expertly translated for contemporary readers interested in Middle Eastern and Sufi poetry and spirituality. Ernst’s fresh and direct translations reveal Hallaj’s wide range of themes and genres, from courtly love poems to metaphysical reflections on union with God. In a fascinating introduction, Ernst traces Hallaj’s dramatic story within classical Islamic civilization and early Arabic Sufi poetry. Setting himself apart by revealing Sufi secrets to the world, Hallaj was both celebrated and condemned for declaring: “I am the Truth.” Expressing lyrics and ideas still heard in popular songs, the works of Hallaj remain vital and fresh even a thousand years after their composition. They reveal him as a master of spiritual poetry centuries before Rumi, who regarded Hallaj as a model. This unique collection makes it possible to appreciate the poems on their own, as part of the tragic legend of Hallaj, and as a formidable legacy of Middle Eastern culture. The Global Humanities Translation Prize is awarded annually to a previously unpublished translation that strikes the delicate balance between scholarly rigor, aesthetic grace, and general readability, as judged by a rotating committee of Northwestern faculty, distinguished international scholars, writers, and public intellectuals. The Prize is organized by the Global Humanities Initiative, which is jointly supported by Northwestern University’s Buffett Institute for Global Studies and Kaplan Institute for the Humanities.