Secularism, Sectarianism, and Spirituality in Sinan Antoon’s The Corpse Washer

Authors

Ferial J. Ghazoul, The American University in Cairo (AUC)Follow

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Department

English & Comparative Literature Department

Abstract

The presence of religion in literature is not a new phenomenon. Religion is a part of culture; its popular manifestations and diverse interpretations and be­liefs have often been exposed in literary works from Milton to Dostoevsky, from Dante to Flaubert. Images of religion are often interwoven in literary works and different aspects and manifestations of religion may be emphasized -doctrines, ethics or rituals. If we examine the presence of Islam in Arabic lite­rary works, we find different types of Islam presented, and this is not surpri­sing since Islam has many faces in the life of Muslim societies, from its insti­tutional formulation to popular Islam as lived by the people.

Publication Date

2018

Document Type

Book Chapter

Book Title

Inspiriertes Schreiben? Islamisches in der zeitgenössischen arabischen, tükischen und persischen Literatur

ISBN

9783796534492

Publisher

Schwabe Verlag, Basel

City

Basel, Switzerland

First Page

71

Last Page

88

Series

TeNor, Text und Normativität

Keywords

Arabic Literature, religion, Islam, Sindbad, The Arabian Nights

Disciplines

Arabic Language and Literature | Comparative Literature | Language Interpretation and Translation | Modern Literature | Religion

Recommended Citation

APA Citation

Ghazoul, F. (2018).Secularism, Sectarianism, and Spirituality in Sinan Antoon’s The Corpse Washer. Schwabe Verlag, Basel. , 71-88
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_book_chapters/1221

MLA Citation

Ghazoul, Ferial J. Secularism, Sectarianism, and Spirituality in Sinan Antoon’s The Corpse Washer. Schwabe Verlag, Basel, 2018.pp. 71-88
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_book_chapters/1221