A Matter of Fate
The Concept of Fate in the Arab World as Reflected in Modern Arabic Literature
$214.51
- Hardcover
352 pages
- Release Date
24 May 2001
Summary
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 fascinating topic.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780195133981 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0195133986 |
| Author: | Dayla Cohen-Mor |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 24 May 2001 |
| Weight: | 680g |
| Dimensions: | 226mm x 160mm x 31mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
The study is lucid and scholarly, and never moves away from its focus.
”[A]n engaging and well-written overview of modern Arabic literature.“–Arab Studies Journal”[A] stimulating and well-written book…Cohen-Mor is widely read in Arabic literature and approaches her subject with great sympathy and respect. A very important book for all Middle Eastern collections, academic and public.“–Choice”[A]n engaging and well-written overview of modern Arabic literature.“–Arab Studies Journal”[A] stimulating and well-written book…Cohen-Mor is widely read in Arabic literature and approaches her subject with great sympathy and respect. A very important book for all Middle Eastern collections, academic and public.“–Choice
About The Author
Dayla Cohen-Mor
Dalya Cohen-Mor is an independent scholar educated in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. She is the author of “A Matter of Fate: The Concept of Fate in the Arab World as Reflected in Modern Arabic Literature and “Yusuf Idris: Changing Visions, as well as the editor and translator of “An Arabian Mosaic: Short Stories by Arab Women Writers.
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