The warrior women of Islam : female empowerment in Arabic popular literature / Remke Kruk.

Author/creator Kruk, Remke
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : I.B. Tauris ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Descriptionxxv, 272 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Epic poetry, Arabic--History and criticism.
Epic literature, Arabic--History and criticism.
Women in literature.
Literature and folklore--Arab countries.

SeriesLibrary of Middle East history ; vol. 54
Library of Middle East history ; vol. 54. ^A534145
Contents Machine generated contents note: 1.Arabic Popular Epic: An Introductory Note -- 2.Warrior Women in the Arabic Tradition -- 3.Sirat Dhat al-Himma 1: Princess Dhat al-Himma and Her Many Battles -- 4.Sirat Dhat al-Himma 2: Prince 'Abd al-Wahhab and His Warrior Wives -- 5.Sirat Dhat al-Himma 3: The History of Ghamra the Daughter of 'Utarid -- 6.Warrior Women in Sirat 'Antara 1: Ghamra the Daughter of Fa'iz -- 7.Warrior Women in Sirat 'Antara 2: Hayfa', Zarqa' and Unaytira -- 8.Prince Hamza al-Bahlawan: In Praise of Traditional Womanhood -- 9.Sirat Baybars 1: Lionesses -- 10.Sirat Baybars 2: Warrior Queens -- 11.King Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan, the Soft-Hearted 1: Qamariya -- 12.King Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan 2: Tama -- 13.King Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan 3: Munyat al-Nufus -- 14.Final Observations.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN9781848859265 (hardback)
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