The Islamic Context of The Thousand and One Nights / / Muhsin al-Musawi.
In this fascinating study, Muhsin J. al-Musawi shows how deeply Islamic heritage and culture is embedded in the tales of The Thousand and One Nights (known to many as the Arabian Nights) and how this integration invites readers to make an Islamic milieu. Conservative Islam dismisses The Thousand and...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2009] ©2009 |
| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Is There an Islamic Context for The Thousand and One Nights
- 1. The Islamic Factor in Global Times
- 2. The Unifying Islamic Factor
- 3. The Age of Muslim Empire and the Burgeoning of a Text
- 4. The Changing Order
- 5. Nonreligious Displacements in Popular Tradition
- 6. The Public Role in Islamic Narrative Theorizations
- 7. Scheherazade's Nonverbal Narratives in Religious Contexts
- Conclusions
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index