The warrior women of Islam : female empowerment in Arabic popular literature /
Remke Kruk.
- xxv, 272 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm.
- Library of Middle East history ; vol. 54 .
- Library of Middle East history ; v. 54. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-264) and index.
Arabic popular epic : an introductory note -- Warrior women in the Arabic tradition -- Sirat Dhat al-Himma 1 : Princess Dhat al-Himma and her many battles -- Sirat Dhat al-Himma 2 : Prince 'Abd al-Wahhab and his warrior wives -- Sirat Dhat al-Himma 3 : The History of Ghamra the Daughter of 'Utarid -- Warrior women in Sirat 'Antara 1 : Ghamra the daughter of Fa'iz -- Warrior women in Sirat 'Antara 2 : Hayfa', Zarqa' and Unaytira -- Prince Hamza al-Bahlawan : In Praise of Traditional Womanhood -- Sirat Baybars 1 : Lionesses -- Sirat Baybars 2 : Warrior queens -- King Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan, the Soft-Hearted 1 : Qamariya -- King Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan 2 : Tama -- King Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan 3 : Munyat al-Nufus -- Final observations.
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Arabic fiction--History and criticism. Epic literature, Arabic--History and criticism. Women in literature. Arabic fiction. Epic literature, Arabic. Women in literature. Literature.