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The Hero Journey in Literature
This book provides an overview of the hero journey theme in literature, from antiquity to the present, with a focus on the imagery of the rites of passage in human life (initiation at adolescence, mid-life, and death). This is the only book to focus on the major works of the literary tradition, detailing discussions of the hero journey in major literary texts. Included are chapters on the literature of Antiquity (Sumerian, Egyptian, Biblical, Greek, and Roman), the Middle Ages (with emphasis on the Arthurian Romance), the Renaissance to the Enlightenment (Shakespeare, Milton, Marvell, Pope, Fielding, the Arabian Nights, and Alchemical Illustration), Romanticism and Naturalism (Coleridge, Selected Grimm's Tales, Bront%, Bierce, Whitman, Twain, Hawthorne, E.T.A. Hoffman, Rabindranath Tagore), and Modernism to Contemporary (Joyce, Gilman, Alifa Rifaat, Bellow, Lessing, Pynchon, Eudora Welty).
Amira
Islam and Arabic society promised Amira happiness and a good future, but the events connected to those same values brought her a life of submission and self-denial. Amira's life intertwines with all the lives of the people in her family circle, depicting the religious and social values the family is tied to, with the contradictions and conflicts, and even the suffering
Giving Our Best
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Managing Marital Disputes in Malaysia
A trend found in many Islamic societies in recent years has been the increasing regulation of family life by Islamic law and a corresponding move away from customary law and informal conflict resolution procedures. The situation in Malaysia, particularly in urban Malay society, is no exception here. Several studies already exist of the nature and extent of Malaysia's Islamic judicial system but the general tendency has been to ignore the actual operation of the syariah courts and related institutions. This study addresses this need with an in-depth analysis of the key area of intra-family conflict and demonstrates that, although formally the counsellor, kadi and judge have defined roles for conflict resolution, in practice much flexibility is evident in the use of consultation, conciliation, mediation, arbitration and adjudication techniques. This study will be of special interest to legal anthropologists and those scholars interested in the increasing application of Islamic law in many different countries.
The Caliph's Splendor
Traces the story of the celebrated late-eighth and early ninth-century caliph from "The Thousand and One Nights" against a backdrop of Baghdad's cosmopolitan culture and its complex influence on the Byzantine Empire and Frankish kingdom of Charlemagne.
The Book of the Thousand and One Nights
The second volume of this accurate translation of the wonderful and enchanting tales of the Arabian nights.
Kundai
Kundai atau sanggul Mina terlalu berharga. Tidak ternilai. Pusaka yang menjadi kenangan terindah Mohamad Ahadan. Bagi Mohamad, tiada sesiapa yang layak menyentuh sanggul Mina itu. Keberanian seterunya, Mawar, telah mengubah segala-galanya. Yang indah di hati, bertukar rusuh. Yang aman dirasa bertukar resah. Namun kebijaksanaan Mawar akhirnya melentur sikap keras Mohamad selepas kehilangan keluarganya. Mohamad Ahadan akhirnya sedar bahawa cuma Mawar yang layak mewarisi pusaka Mina, emaknya.
Anthology of Short Stories from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
The Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore anthology, a collection of twelve short stories by writers from Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore, indicates that literature connects nations, transcending geopolitical boundaries. For this anthology, writers and compositions that typically represented each nation were selected. Malaysia is represented by Azmah Nordin, S.M Zakir, Sri Diah, and Zakaria Ali; Indonesia is represented by Djenar Maesa Ayu, Oka Rusmini, Seno Gumira Ajidarma, and Sulfixa Ariska; and Singapore is represented by Rama Kannabiran, Suchen Christine Lim, Suratman Markasan, and Wong Meng Voon. Their writings are unique, featuring not only local aspirations but also imparting universal values, Literature aligns quintessential truths, chronicles the inner voice, and emphasises aspirations. In the context of regional ties, literature has great capacity to bind relationships through a mutual understanding of culture and shared values.
Astana Kasih
Astana Kasih...vila yang dibina oleh Tuan John di tengah-tengah ladang getah miliknya. Kerana sebuah peristiwa yang menggerunkan, dia kembali ke tanah airnya di London. Vila itu dan seluruh ladang diserah kepada Pak Murad suami isteri. Selama bertahun-tahun, Rusdi sebagai anak sulung Pak Murad menguruskan ladang itu. Suatu hari, dia hampir ditimpa kemalangan kerana brek Land Rover yang digunakan untuk melawat ladang tidak berfungsi. Hatinya kuat mengatakan ada seseorang mahu mensabotajnya. Semakin menjadi tanda tanya apabila di dalam vila, dia beberapa kali ternampak lembaga hitam menyelinap masuk dan kemudian hilang begitu saja. Malah, kedatangan anak Tuan John iaitu Karen dan Michael di vila secara tiba-tiba menjadi teka-teki. Pak Murad yang tahu segala-galanya hanya mengunci mulut. Dia mahu rahsia dan misteri itu terbongkar dengan sendiri. Kerana dia amat pasti, ada hikmah atas segala apa yang terjadi.
Fiction and Faction in the Malay World
This book offers a variety of essays and perspectives on some of the foreigners and traders who came to the Malay World and wrote fiction and “faction” (writing that portrays real people or events in a dramatised manner) during their sojourn – regardless of whether they continued to stay in the region, returned to their home country, or migrated to another country. The essays tend to cross generic and disciplinary boundaries as the contributors of this book are drawn from various fields within the arts and humanities, including history, geography, language and literature and translation. All of them, however, deal with colonial texts, the Malay World, or primarily cover the period from...
