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Prophecy and power :

Adūnīs, 1930-

Prophecy and power : Violence and Islam II / Adonis, Houria Abdelouahed ; translated by Julie Rose. - English edition. - Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA, USA : ©2021 - vii, 179 pages ; 22 cm

"Originally published in French as Prophétie et pouvoir. Violence et Islame II (c) Editions du Seuil, 2019."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-179).

God, 'The Messenger of Muhammed'? -- The Ghazawāt: The Violence Involved in the Foundation of Islam -- Putting the Text to Work -- Saqīfa: Power in a Tizzy -- The City of God and Entitlement -- A Tillage: Woman, the Most Noble Of Words -- 'Love's Capital is Not to Have Any' -- The West of the Enlightenment: What Bearing on the Orient? -- Epilogue: Leaving the Cave!.

"A penetrating analysis of Islamic power by the greatest living Arab poet"--

9781509542154 9781509542147

2020048685


Adūnīs, 1930- --Interviews.


Violence--Religious aspects--Islam.
Violence in the Qurʼan.
Islam and politics--21st century.
Islam and state--21st century.

BP190.5.V56 / A355213 2021

DC 297.27 / Ad74