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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790028303321

Autore

Nash Geoffrey

Titolo

Writing Muslim identity / Geoffrey Nash

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; New York, : Continuum, 2012

ISBN

1-4725-4290-8

1-280-12372-9

9786613527585

1-4411-1729-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (153 p.)

Disciplina

820.9/38297

Soggetti

English literature - History and criticism

Islam and literature - History - 21st century

Muslims in literature

Muslims - Ethnic identity

Islam and literature - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [128]-136) and index

Nota di contenuto

Literature and the kulturkampf against Islam -- British migrant Muslim fiction -- Fixing Muslim masculinity, saving Muslim women -- Discoursing Muslim modernities and eschatologies -- Fixing the 'Islamic' terrorist

Introduction \1.Literature and the Kulturkampf against -- Islam\ 2. British Migrant Muslim Fiction -- 3. Fixing Muslim Masculinity -- Saving -- Muslim Women -- 4. Writing Muslim Modernities and Eschatologies\ 5. Identifying -- the 'Islamic' Terrorist 6. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The relationship between Islam and the West is one of the most urgent and hotly debated issues of our time. This book is the first to offer a comprehensive overview of the way in which Muslims are represented within modern English writing, ranging from the novel, through memoir and travel writing to journalism. Covering a wide range of texts and authors, it scrutinises the identity 'Muslim' by looking at its inscription in recent and contemporary literary writing within the context of



significant events like the Rushdie Affair and 9/11. Examining the wide range of writing internationally that takes Islam or Islamic cultures as its focus, the author discusses the representation of Muslim identity in writing by non-Muslim writers, former Muslim 'native informants', and practising Muslims