Muhammad Iqbal - Islam, Aesthetics and Postcolonialism

Summary

Bringing together Islamic studies, a postcolonial literary perspective, and a focus on the interaction between aesthetics and politics, this book analyses Iqbal’s Islamism through his poetry. It argues that his notion of an Islamist selfhood was expressed in his verse through the interplay between poetic tradition and creative innovation. It als

Product details

• Authors: Javed Majeed, Majeed Javed
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.12.2016
• EAN: 9781138176577
• ISBN: 978-1-138-17657-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Pathfinders
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, Biography: literary, PHILOSOPHY / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: general, Biography: historical, political & military, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Philosophy, RELIGION / Philosophy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Political science & theory, Political leaders & leadership, Asian History, Philosophy of religion, Political science and theory, Biography: writers, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, HISTORY / Asia / South / General