Mizan Ser.: Religion, Mysticism and Modern Arabic Literature by R. Snir (2006, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarrassowitz Verlag

ISBN-103447053259

ISBN-139783447053259

eBay Product ID (ePID)59065234

Product Key Features

Number of Pages178 Pages

Publication NameReligion, Mysticism and Modern Arabic Literature

LanguageEnglish

SubjectSubjects & Themes / Religion, Islamic Studies, Middle Eastern, Mysticism

Publication Year2006

TypeTextbook

AuthorR. Snir

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Body, Mind & Spirit, Social Science

SeriesMizan Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight12 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2006-506423

Series Volume Number12

SynopsisOne 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.

LC Classification NumberPJ7538.S654 2006