Rituals of memory : in contemporary Arab women's writing /
"This volume carefully assesses fixed notions of Arab womanhood by exploring the complexities of Arab women's lives as portrayed in literature. Encompassing women writers and critics from Arab, French, and English traditions, it forges a transnational Arab feminist consciousness." &qu...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Syracuse, N.Y. :
Syracuse University Press,
2007.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East
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| Summary: | "This volume carefully assesses fixed notions of Arab womanhood by exploring the complexities of Arab women's lives as portrayed in literature. Encompassing women writers and critics from Arab, French, and English traditions, it forges a transnational Arab feminist consciousness." "Brinda Mehta examines the significance of memory rituals in women's writings, such as the importance of water and purification rites in Islam and how these play out in the women's space of the hammam (Turkish bath). Mehta shows how sensory experiences connect Arab women to their past."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 303 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-280) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780815631354 0815631359 |