Interpreting al-Tha'labi's Tales of the prophets: temptation, responsibility and loss
M.O. Klar
Interpreting al-Tha'labi's Tales of the prophets: temptation, responsibility and loss
نویسنده
M.O. Klarناشر
Routledgeنسخه 1
فهرست
شناسنامه
عنوان و نام پدیدآور
Interpreting al-Tha'labi's Tales of the prophets: temptation, responsibility and loss / M.O. Klarمشخصات نشر
میلتن پارک : Routledge، 2009ممشخصات ظاهری
viii, 249 p.; 24 cm.موضوع
Thalabi, Ahmad ibn Muhammad,d. 1035.Ara&1700; is al-majalis fi qisas al-anbiya & 1700Prophets, Pre-Islamic
فروست
(Routledge studies in the Qur'an؛ 9)زبان
انگلیسییادداشت
Includes bibliographical references and index.مندرجات
Introduction. Sources and figures -- Texts -- Patterns and methodology -- Job the afflicted. Narratives -- Crime and punishment: Job's intrinsic arrogance -- Oedipus: Job's relationship with God -- Order and chaos: Job as sacred executioner -- Conclusions -- King Saul. Narratives -- Crime and punishment: Saul runs amok-- Oedipus: Saul as father -- Order and chaos: Saul, a victim of circumstance? -- Conclusions -- David. Narratives -- Crime and punishment: David and the glance -- David: from Oedipus to Laius -- Order and chaos: David as aspirer to the golden mean -- Conclusions -- Noah. Narratives -- Crime and punishment: Noah's contentiousness -- Oedipus: Noah, Canaan and Ham -- Order and chaos: Noah's uncomfortable utopia -- Conclusions