Mystical Islam and Cosmopolitanism in Contemporary German Literature: Openness to Alterity
Author:   Joseph Twist
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Volume:   v. 185
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9781640140103


Pages:   216
Publication Date:   15 January 2018
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Joseph Twist
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   Camden House Inc
Volume:   v. 185
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.442kg
ISBN:  

9781640140103


ISBN 10:   1640140107
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   15 January 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Preface Introduction: Spirituality, Cosmopolitanism, and Muslim German Writers Between Heaven and Earth, and Self and Other: Zafer Senocak's Übergang Poetry, Prayer, and Apostasy: SAID's Psalmen Romantic Religion and Counter-Enlightenment Cosmopolitanism: Feridun Zaimoglu's Liebesbrand Between Pleasure and Terror: The Divine in Navid Kermani's Fiction Conclusion: Intellectual, Spiritual, and Cultural Renewal Notes Bibliography Index

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[P]rovides a welcome analysis of Muslim spiritualities . . . . Twist's valuable contribution . . . allows a creative perspective on engaging Islam seriously in readings of contemporary German literature. GEGENWARTSLITERATUR [A] powerful counter-model of both conventional ideas about (post)religious identities and academia's traditional way of reading (and thereby constructing) Muslim authors as representatives and cultural mediators of their faith . . . . [O]ne of the latest and most valuable contributions to reimagining Islam toward an immanentist spirituality, a worldly, cosmopolitan faith that appreciates and acknowledges differences and interconnectedness . . . . STUDIES IN 20TH- and 21ST-CENTURY LITERATURE


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