The purpose of this thesis is to analyze Kitab al-Tajalliyât (The Book of Theophanies), a trilogy by the contemporary Egyptian author Jamal al-Ghitani. I will be situating my analyses within the context of contemporary Arab discourse about the relationship between al-turath (tradition) and al-mu'asara (modernity). ln his experimentation with narrative strategies, al-Ghitâni constructs his works in a relationship of "hypertextuality" to conventional forms of discourse that constitute part of the Islamic turâth. In Kitab al-Tajalliyat, he parodies the genre of sufi epistles, with specifie evocation of the discourse of Muhyi al-Din Ibn 'Arabi (1165-1240). [...] / L'objet de cette thèse est d'analyser le Kitab al-Tajalliyat (Le Livre des Théophanies), une trilogie de l'auteur égyptien contemporain Jamâl al-Ghitani. Mon analyse se situe dans le contexte du discours arabe contemporain sur les rapports entre al-turath (la tradition) et al-mu'asara (la modernité). En jouant sur les stratégies narratives, al-Ghitâni construit ses oeuvres en relation "hypertextuelle" avec les formes traditionnelles du discours formant une partie du turath islamique. Dans le Kitab al-Tajalliyat, il parodie le genre de l'épître soufie, évoquant plus particulièrement le discours de Muhyi al-Din Ibn 'Arabi (1165-1240). [...]
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.108827 |
Date | January 1992 |
Creators | el-Marraghi, Maha. |
Contributors | Boullata, Issa. (Supervisor) |
Publisher | McGill University |
Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
Format | application/pdf |
Coverage | Master of Arts. (Department of Islamic Studies.) |
Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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