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Author Cohen-Mor, Dalya, 1948-

Title A matter of fate : the concept of fate in the Arab world as reflected in modern Arabic literature / Dalya Cohen-Mor.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

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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.
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Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
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Subject Fate and fatalism in literature.
Arabic literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Fate and fatalism -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- African.
Arabic literature. (OCoLC)fst00812478
Fate and fatalism in literature. (OCoLC)fst00921822
Fate and fatalism -- Religious aspects -- Islam. (OCoLC)fst00921820
Arabisch.
Letterkunde.
Het Lot.
Chronological Term 1900 - 1999
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
Other Form: Print version: Cohen-Mor, Dalya. Matter of fate. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001 (DLC) 99030401
ISBN 9780195350814 (electronic bk.)
0195350812 (electronic bk.)
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