TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kruk,Remke
TI  - The warrior women of Islam: female empowerment in Arabic popular literature 
T2  - Library of Middle East history
SN  - 9781848859272
AV  - PJ7572.W66 .K78 2014
U1  - 892.734 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - I.B. Tauris
KW  - Arabic fiction
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Epic literature, Arabic
KW  - Women in literature
KW  - fast
KW  - Literature
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - 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
ER  -