Prophecy and Power: Violence and Islam II - Couverture souple

Adonis; Abdelouahed, Houria

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1509542159 ISBN 13 : 9781509542154

Editeur : Polity Press, 2021

Synopsis

Heralded as the greatest living Arab poet, Syrian-born Adonis is also a staunch critic of violence and despotism in the Islamic world. In this book, he explores the nature of political power in Islam by focusing on the figure of the prophet Mohammed as both a political and a mythical leader. In conversation with Houria Abdelouahed, Adonis examines the Qur'anic intervention in establishing the prophet's power, especially when the text is read based on faith and not reason. The authors discuss the historical developments before and after the prophet's death, which established the power of the Caliph or the leader as absolute.

The second part of the book examines the consequences of these developments in the Arab and Islamic world today, where this 'tyrannical' understanding of power continues to hold sway. The authors conclude with a call for secularism in the Arab world and a passionate plea for the separation of religion from the political, legal and social spheres.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Adonis was born in 1930 in Qassabine, Syria, and has been writing poetry for over seventy years. Frequently tipped for the Nobel Prize for Literature, his achievements have been recognized with numerous international accolades, including the Goethe Prize in 2011.
Houria Abdelouahed is a psychoanalyst, lecturer and translator.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Polity Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1509542159
• ISBN 13: 9781509542154
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
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