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The Warrior Women of Islam: Forgotten Heroines of the Great Arabian Tales: Female Empowerment in Arabic Popular Literature

By Remke Kruk

Book information

Publisher
I.B.Tauris
Year
2013
ISBN
1848859279, 9781848859272
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1229401 bytes)
Series
(Library of Middle East History)
Edition
Illustrated
Pages
256\299
Time added
2021-08-18 17:42:01

Description

Colloquial Arabic storytelling is most commonly associated with the Arabian Nights. But few people are aware of a much larger corpus of narrative texts known as popular epic. These heroic romantic tales, originating in the Middle Ages, form vast cycles of adventure stories whose most remarkable feature is their portrayal of powerful and memorable women. Wildly appreciated by medieval audiences, and spread by professional storytellers throughout the cities of the Muslim world, this material was printed and reprinted over the centuries and remains a vital part of Arab culture. Yet virtually none is available in translation, and so remains almost unknown to a non-Arab public. Remke Kruk at last makes these neglected romances available to a Western audience. She recounts the story of Princess Dhat al-Himma, brave and undefeated leader of the Muslim army in its wars against the Byzantines; of Ghamra, brought up as a boy to become a fearless leader of men; and of Qannasa, an infidel, raiding from her mountain fortress to capture and seduce her enemies before putting them pitilessly to the sword. The Warrior Women of Islam puts a bold new complexion on gender roles and the wider perception of women in the Middle East. Cover Page Author Bio Endorsements Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Preface A Note on Transliteration Abbreviations A Note on the Illustrations List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Arabic Popular Epic: An Introductory Note Chapter 2: Warrior Women in the Arabic Tradition Chapter 3: Sīrat Dhāt al-Himma 1: Princess Dhāt al-Himma and Her Many Battles Chapter 4: Sīrat Dhāt al-Himma 2: Prince ʿAbd al-Wahhāb and His Warrior Wives Chapter 5: Sīrat Dhāt al-Himma 3: The History of Ghamra the Daughter of ʿUtārid Chapter 6: Warrior Women in Sīrat ʿAntara 1: Ghamra the Daughter of Fāʾiz Chapter 7: Warrior Women in Sīrat ʿAntara 2: Hayfāʾ, Zarqāʾ and ʿUnaytira Chapter 8: Prince Hamza al-Bahlawān: In Praise of Traditional Womanhood Chapter 9: Sīrat Baybars 1: Lionesses Chapter 10: Sīrat Baybars 2: Warrior Queens Chapter 11: King Sayf ibn Dhī Yazan, the Soft-Hearted 1: Qamarīya Chapter 12: King Sayf ibn Dhī Yazan 2: Tāma Chapter 13: King Sayf ibn Dhī Yazan 3: Munyat al-Nufūs Chapter 14: Final Observations Notes Bibliography Index

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