Prophecy and power : Violence and Islam II / Adonis, Houria Abdelouahed ; translated by Julie Rose.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adūnīs, 1930- interviewee.

Contributor:

Abdelouahed, Houriya, interviewer.

Rose, Julie, 1952- translator.

Standardized Title:

Prophétie et pouvoir. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Adūnīs, 1930-.

Violence--Religious aspects--Islam.

Violence.

Violence in the Qurʼan.

Islam and politics--21st century.

Islam and politics.

Islam and state--21st century.

Islam and state.

Adūnīs, 1930---Interviews.

Adūnīs.

Genre:

Interviews.

Physical Description:

vii, 179 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

English edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA, USA : Polity Press, [2021]

Summary:

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

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. God, `The Messenger of Muhammad'?

2. The Ghazawat: The Violence Involved in the Foundation of Islam

3. Putting the Text to Work

4. Saqifa: Power in a Tizzy

5. The City of God and Entitlement

6. Tillage? Woman, the Most Noble of Words

7. `Loves Capital Is Not to Have Any'

8. The West of the Enlightenment: What Does It Have to Do with the Orient?.

Notes:

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

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Adūnīs, 1930- interviewee. Prophecy and power

ISBN:

9781509542147

1509542140

9781509542154

1509542159

OCLC:

1233023235