Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 320 pages) |
Note |
Includes translations of sixteen Arabic stories into English. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-306) and index. |
Contents |
God's will: the principle of the prime mover -- The wheel of time: the agent of corrosion -- Character: the prison of life -- Custom: the yoke of tradition -- Gender: the female experience -- Class and capital: the trap of poverty and tyranny -- Chance: the random arbiter -- To wish or not to wish? the double-edged sword. |
Summary |
In this book Dalya Cohen-Mor examines the evolution of the concept of fate in the Arab world through readings of religious texts, poetry, fiction, and folklore. She contends that belief in fate has retained its vitality and continues to play a pivotal role in the Arabs' outlook on life and their social psychology. Interwoven with the chapters are 16 modern short stories that further illuminate this topic. |
Note |
Print version record. |
Access |
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Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
Processing Action |
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Subject |
Fate and fatalism in literature.
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Arabic literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Fate and fatalism -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- African.
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Arabic literature. (OCoLC)fst00812478
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Fate and fatalism in literature. (OCoLC)fst00921822
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Fate and fatalism -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
(OCoLC)fst00921820
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Arabisch.
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Letterkunde.
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Het Lot.
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Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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Other Form: |
Print version: Cohen-Mor, Dalya. Matter of fate. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001 (DLC) 99030401 |
ISBN |
9780195350814 (electronic bk.) |
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0195350812 (electronic bk.) |
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