Navid Kermani Paperback / softback
Edited by Helga Druxes, Karolin Machtans, Alexandar Mihailovic
Part of the Contemporary German Writers and Filmmakers series
Paperback / softback
Description
Navid Kermani – author, journalist and academic – is one of the most prominent public intellectuals in Germany today.
Kermani has been at the forefront of recent debates about Islam and its role in Germany’s political, social and cultural life.
Instead of emphasizing the differences between ethnic affiliations and religious beliefs, Kermani questions the Western notion of a clear dividing line between Islam, Christianity and Judaism, highlighting instead their affinities.
In addition to his political essays, Kermani’s travel journalism introduces western audiences to diverse Muslim societies in the world and his fiction provides accessible meditations on first love, contemporary music, death and friendship.
This is the first volume of criticism in English dedicated to Kermani’s varied work.
The book features an extensive interview with the author, a reproduction in German and English of Kermani’s famous 2014 Bundestag speech and a collection of critical essays on Kermani’s writing.
The essays, by major scholars in the field, cover issues such as gender, religion, cosmopolitanism, mystical experiences, and the power of the liberal arts in a time of neoliberal distraction.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:221 pages
- Publisher:Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissensc
- Publication Date:28/05/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9783034318860
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:221 pages
- Publisher:Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissensc
- Publication Date:28/05/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9783034318860
