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Critical Coalitions
Step into a thought-provoking world to explore the dynamic interplay of literary aesthetics and some of the key contemporary themes of postcoloniality, posthumanism, the female body, gendered geographies, myth and new media, cinema, and literature. While the first three sections of the book foster a dialogue amongst scholars and practitioners to examine how literature engages with and shapes our understanding of these multifaceted themes, the next two extend the discussion through no-holds barred interviews and poignant poetry-contributions that add depth and texture, offering fresh perspectives on culture, identity, and representation. With each turn of the page, discover the transformative power of literature in today’s globalized landscape.
Re-mapping the Centre and the Periphery: Studies in Literature & Culture
With the onset of denationalising wave of globalization, literature and culture feel impelled to locate new arrangements of content and form, resulting in evolved cultural and social paradigm. Globalizing forces are reshaping our cultural, economic, and social landscapes. The literary discourse is also experiencing change at large, including in its migrant, diasporic, postcolonial, and transnational variants. This transfusion leads to identifying new transcultural and transnational approaches, perspectives, and theories. RE-MAPPING THE CENTRE AND THE PERIPHERY: STUDIES IN LITERATURE & CULTURE offers a comprehensive approach toward culture, language, and literature contributing to assess the ...
Sufism
A pathbreaking history of Sufism, from the earliest centuries of Islam to the present After centuries as the most important ascetic-mystical strand of Islam, Sufism saw a sharp decline in the twentieth century, only to experience a stunning revival in recent decades. In this comprehensive new history of Sufism from the earliest centuries of Islam to today, Alexander Knysh, a leading expert on the subject, reveals the tradition in all its richness. Knysh explores how Sufism has been viewed by both insiders and outsiders since its inception. He examines the key aspects of Sufism, from definitions and discourses to leadership, institutions, and practices. He devotes special attention to Sufi ap...
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In A Forest, A Deer
Exploring themes of personal loss, sexuality, identity and selfhood, and a quest for meaning in a fluid world, this collection of short stories by Ambai articulates the real experience of women and communicates their silences in words and images.
The Politics of the Female Body
Is it possible to simultaneously belong to and be exiled from a community? In Politics of the Female Body, Ketu H. Katrak argues that it is not only possible, but common, especially for women who have been subjects of colonial empires. Through her careful analysis of postcolonial literary texts, Katrak uncovers the ways that the female body becomes a site of both oppression and resistance. She examines writers working in the English language, including Anita Desai from India, Ama Ata Aidoo from Ghana, and Merle Hodge from Trinidad, among others. The writers share colonial histories, a sense of solidarity, and resistance strategies in the on-going struggles of decolonization that center on th...
Alchemy
"It was the genius of C.G. Jung to discover in the 'holy technique' of alchemy a parallel to the psychological individuation process. This book, by Jung's long-time friend and co-worker, completely demystifies the subject. Designed as an introduction to Jung's more detailed studies, and profusely illustrated, here is a lucid and practical account of what the alchemists were really looking for--emotional balance and wholeness"--back cover.
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