The warrior women of Islam : female empowerment in Arabic popular literature

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The warrior women of Islam : female empowerment in Arabic popular literature

Remke Kruk

(Library of Middle East history, v. 54)

I.B. Tauris, 2014

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-264) and index

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Colloquial Arabic storytelling is most commonly associated with The Thousandvand One 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, these fictions were printed and reprinted over the centuries and comprise a vital part of Arab culture. Yet virtually none are available in translation, and so remain 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 cool-headed Qannasa, 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.

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Preface A Note on Transliteration Abbreviations A Note on the Illustrations List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Chapter I Arabic popular epic: an introductory note Chapter II Warrior women in the Arabic tradition Chapter III Sirat Dhat al-Himma I: Princess Dhat al-Himma and her many battles Chapter IV Sirat Dhat al-Himma II Chapter V Sirat Dhat al-Himma III Chapter VI Warrior women in Sirat 'Antar I Chapter VII Warrior women in Sirat 'Antar II Chapter VIII Prince H'amza al-Bahlawan: in praise of traditional womanhood Chapter IX Sirat Baybars I: Lionesses Chapter X Sirat Baybars II: Warrior queens Chapter XI King Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan, the soft hearted I: Qamariya Chapter XII King Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan II: T'ama Chapter XIII King Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan III: Munyat an-Nufus Chapter XIV Final observations Notes List of illustrations Bibliography

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