Religious Perspectives in Modern Muslim and Jewish Literatures
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This collection brings together discussions of the way in which Muslim and Jewish beliefs and practices are represented in modern literary texts of poetry, fiction and drama. The chapters collected here consider elements of the expression of Judaism and Islam in modern literature. Key topics such as religious ideas and teachings, aspects of mysticism, the tenets of religion, uses made of sacred texts, religion and popular culture and reflections of religious controversies are covered. While there is an embodied comparative element to the chapters, the essays are not confined by comparisons and cover a wide range of the literary expression of religious issues.
Introduction 1. Urdu Poetry as a Vehicle for Islamic Re-expression Christopher Shackle 2. 'Bless Each Day that Passes': The search for religious faith in the poetry of Ittamar Yaoz-Kest David Jacobson 3. Paths to God with the Poet: Necip Fazil Kisakurek and his mystical poetry B. Babur Turna 4. Kabbalistic Mysticism in the Poetry of Benjamin Shevili Nili Gold 5. Male Moralistic Messages to the Opposite Sex: Some preliminary observations on Singir, a genre of Javanese poetry Edwin Wieringa 6. 'Together with the Shell, They have Thrown Away the Kernel': Aharon Halle Wolfssohn's critique of Judaism during the Haskalah in Germany Jutta Strauss 7. The Uzbek Short Story Writer Firat's Adaptation of Religious Traditions Sigrid Kleinmichel 8. Kulturkampf in the Israeli Theatre: The issue of religion Dan Urian 9. Religion in Modern Persian Post-Revolutionary Prose Isabel Stumpel 10. Gender and Martyrdom in American Jewish Culture Sarah Horowitz 11. Islam, Gender and Hausa Literature Ousseina Alidou 12. The Writing of Rachel Morpurgo in Italy during the Emancipation Gabriella Moscati Steindler 13. The Quran in Modern Arabic Literature Shawkat Toorawa 14. The Religious Ideology of Avraham Goldfaden: Plays on biblical themes Joel Berkowitz 15. The Ecumenicalization of an Afro-Islamic Art: Swahili Literature in the Early Twentieth Century Atamin Mazrui 16. Between Eros and Dios: Leopoldo Azancot's Novia judia Stacy Beckwith
