Models of Leadership in the Adab Narratives of Joseph, David, and Solomon
«S. Helewa's book is a brilliant and innovative exposition of the role and significance of the tales of the ancient prophets in medieval Islam. The way that Helewa analyses the tales of the prophets as myths and hagiographical legends is impressive, and equally impressive is the way that the author analyzes the relationship between such myths or legends and other genres of Arabic literature, including Muslim biographies. Helewa is tremendously successful in interrogating the categories that scholars have used to understand the tales of the prophets and in challenging assumptions that scholars have brought to the study of this genre.»
Tariq Jaffer, Amherst College
Sami Helewa’s book opens anew the Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʾ (Tales of the Prophets) in terms of the leadership of ancient prophets in a Muslim context of friendship and enmity in the narrative detail of the prophets Joseph, David, and Solomon. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Lexington Books
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781498552660
- Utgivelsesår
- 2017
- Format
- 24 x 16 cm
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«S. Helewa's book is a brilliant and innovative exposition of the role and significance of the tales of the ancient prophets in medieval Islam. The way that Helewa analyses the tales of the prophets as myths and hagiographical legends is impressive, and equally impressive is the way that the author analyzes the relationship between such myths or legends and other genres of Arabic literature, including Muslim biographies. Helewa is tremendously successful in interrogating the categories that scholars have used to understand the tales of the prophets and in challenging assumptions that scholars have brought to the study of this genre.»
Tariq Jaffer, Amherst College