A matter of fate : the concept of fate in the Arab world as reflected in modern Arabic literature /
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 thei...
| Основен автор: | Cohen-Mor, Dalya, 1948- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English Arabic |
| Публикувано: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2001.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=129716 |
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Print version::
Matter of fate. |
Съдържание:
- 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.