Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780861549009
- Book Title
- Rabi’a from Narrative to Myth : The Many Faces of Islam’s Most Famous Woman Saint, Rabi’a Al-‘Adawiyya
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Author
- Rkia Elaroui Cornell
- Genre
- Religion, History
- Topic
- Islam / Theology, Islam / History, Middle East / General
- Item Weight
- 22.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 418 Pages
- Country of Origin
- United States
Rabi’a from Narrative to Myth: The Many Faces of Islam’s Most Famous Woman Saint
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
ISBN-10
0861549007
ISBN-13
9780861549009
eBay Product ID (ePID)
17065703070
Product Key Features
Book Title
Rabi’a from Narrative to Myth : The Many Faces of Islam’s Most Famous Woman Saint, Rabi’a Al-‘Adawiyya
Number of Pages
418 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Topic
Islam / Theology, Islam / History, Middle East / General
Genre
Religion, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
22.3 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
297.40924
Synopsis
Rabi’a al-‘Adawiyya is a figure shrouded in myth. Certainly a woman by this name was born in Basra, Iraq, in the eighth century, but her life remains recorded only in legends, stories, poems and hagiographies. The various depictions of her – as a deeply spiritual ascetic, an existentialist rebel and a romantic lover – seem impossible to reconcile, and yet Rabi’a has transcended these narratives to become a global symbol of both Sufi and modern secular culture. In this groundbreaking study, Rkia Elaroui Cornell traces the development of these diverse narratives and provides a history of the iconic Rabi’a’s construction as a Sufi saint. Combining medieval and modern sources, including evidence never before examined, in novel ways, Rabi’a From Narrative to Myth is the most significant work to emerge on this quintessential figure in Islam for more than seventy years.
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