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Prophecy and power : Violence and Islam II
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Prophétie et pouvoir. English
Title
Prophecy and power : Violence and Islam II / Adonis, Houria Abdelouahed ; translated by Julie Rose.
ISBN
9781509542147
1509542140
9781509542154
1509542159
9781509542161
Edition
English edition.
Publication
Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA, USA : Polity Press, [2021]
Physical Description
vii, 179 pages ; 22 cm
Notes
"Originally published in French as Prophétie et pouvoir. Violence et Islame II (c) Editions du Seuil, 2019."
Summary
"A penetrating analysis of Islamic power by the greatest living Arab poet"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Adūnīs, 1930- interviewee. Prophecy and power Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA, USA : Polity Press, 2021.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 11, 2021
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
1. God, 'The Messenger of Muhammed'?
2. The Ghazawāt: The Violence Involved in the Foundation of Islam
3. Putting the Text to Work
4. Saqīfa: Power in a Tizzy
5. The City of God and Entitlement
6. A Tillage: Woman, the Most Noble Of Words
7. 'Love's Capital is Not to Have Any'
8. The West of the Enlightenment: What Bearing on the Orient?
Epilogue: Leaving the Cave!
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