Arabic literature

Fiction’s Battle for Acceptance in Islam, as Metaphor for Visionary Fiction: Part Two
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Fiction’s Battle for Acceptance in Islam, as Metaphor for Visionary Fiction: Part Two

ByStephen Weinstock

Part Two You can view Part One of this intriguing exploration by guest author Stephen Weinstock here. In Part One, I outlined the parallels between Arabic fiction’s uphill battle for acceptance in the first centuries of Islam. I believe the criticism and slow acceptance of Visionary Fiction goes back to the same kind of interdiction…

Fiction’s Battle for Acceptance in Islam, as Metaphor for Visionary Fiction
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Fiction’s Battle for Acceptance in Islam, as Metaphor for Visionary Fiction

ByStephen Weinstock

Part One In researching Book Three of my series 1001: The Reincarnation Chronicles, I read a great deal about the history of Arabic Literature. I am no Arabic scholar, but I had to learn about medieval Persian and Arabic culture. My characters, in their past lives in 10th century Baghdad, collaborate on a special version…