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Narrative Representations of 'Islamic Fundamentalism' in Selected Novels from the 1990s to the Present
Zusammenfassung
Nina Liewald analyses literary representations of so-called 'Islamic fundamentalism' by contemporary authors whose cultural background and approach to the subject matter differs substantially: Hanif Kureishi, Sebastian Faulks, Mohsin Hamid and Yasmina Khadra. The author focuses on the narrative depiction of this complex phenomenon and its economic, religious and sociopolitical framework in selected contemporary novels. The interdisciplinary study is offering contextualised readings and combining narratology, literary and cultural studies with approaches from political science. It explores the potential functions of literature in a highly politicised context and specifically the potential of literature to shed light on radicalisation processes and to promote public discourse and intercultural understanding.
Abstract
Nina Liewald analyses literary representations of so-called 'Islamic fundamentalism' by contemporary authors whose cultural background and approach to the subject matter differs substantially: Hanif Kureishi, Sebastian Faulks, Mohsin Hamid and Yasmina Khadra. The author focuses on the narrative depiction of this complex phenomenon and its economic, religious and sociopolitical framework in selected contemporary novels. The interdisciplinary study is offering contextualised readings and combining narratology, literary and cultural studies with approaches from political science. It explores the potential functions of literature in a highly politicised context and specifically the potential of literature to shed light on radicalisation processes and to promote public discourse and intercultural understanding.
- 1–16 1) Introduction 1–16
- 143–304 5) Analyses 143–304
- 337–352 7) Conclusion 337–352
- 353–386 Bibliography 353–386
- 387–412 Appendix 387–412
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- „... aspirations seemed to be out of the question. Good-heartedly, she cares for her unemployed half-brother Tony ...” „... no hobbies or free-time, and neither cares much about his family, nor about the ramifications of his ...” „... . [...] ‘I think I’d feel uneasy.’ ‘Islam does not recognise “feeling uneasy”, it only cares about what God ...”
- „... fraught with problems, ranging from poor health standards (cf. MLL 161) via the birth of disabled children ...” „... actors, ride around in fine cars and live their dreams every day. The problem, Doctor, is that other ...” „... and care for her sick mother and Zaid. The boy, however, tragically drowns when Maya tries to save him ...”
- „... altruism which “finds concrete expression in the thousands of health care clinics, orphanages, hospitals ...” „... shun the carefully elaborated productions of human brains – i.e., books – that might confuse and ...” „... originally made his career in journalism. Hasan al- Banna was a schoolteacher. Sayyid Qutb was a writer and ...”
- „... national health service, etc. But they are still tribal institutions, and when somebody not from the tribe ...” „... solidarity services to its citizenry in education, or health or any other area. But yet the American moral ...” „... wrong metaphor in their heads. If they had thought ‘contagion’, they might have been more careful ...”