A structural and thematic analysis of the adventures of Amir Hamza: lord of the auspicious planetary conjunction (2008) /
Dāstān-e-Amīr Hamza Sahibqirān is the longest Romance cycle in Urdu literature. It contributes to the tradition of oral celebration of cultural and religious heroes. As an important work of popular Islamic literature, it displays colourful storytelling and combines historical, cultural and religious...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Kuala Lumpur:
Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia,
2012
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| Online Access: | http://studentrepo.iium.edu.my/handle/123456789/6169 |
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| Summary: | Dāstān-e-Amīr Hamza Sahibqirān is the longest Romance cycle in Urdu literature. It contributes to the tradition of oral celebration of cultural and religious heroes. As an important work of popular Islamic literature, it displays colourful storytelling and combines historical, cultural and religious overtures. The translation of Dāstān-e-Amīr Hamza Sahibqirān in the form of The Adventures of Amir Hamza: Lord of the Auspicious Planetary Conjunction (2008) by Musharraf Ali Farooqi has brought this important piece of Islamic literature into limelight. The study elucidates the general historical context in which the story in The Adventures of Amir Hamza: Lord of the Auspicious Planetary Conjunction was conceived and has explored the history and development of the narrative. It aims at exploring the techniques and compositional dynamics in which the South Asian storytellers used structural and thematic devices to weave a long story. It also analyzes the relevance of The Adventures of Amir Hamza: Lord of the Auspicious Planetary Conjunction within the larger context of popular Islamic literature and Dāstān tradition. It analyzes the techniques which combine the imaginative storytelling, history, folklore and religious wisdom. This study establishes this work as a significant work of colorful storytelling which combines historical, cultural and religious overtures and produces a unique fictitious world. |
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| Item Description: | Abstract in English and arabic. "A dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Human Sciences (English Literary Studies)."--On t.p. |
| Physical Description: | xi, 130 leaves : ill. ; 30cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 121-126). |