The Great Umar Khayyam A Global Reception of the Rubáiyát
The Rubáiyát by the Persian poet 'Umar Khayyæm (1048-1131) is used in contemporary Iran as a resistance literature, symbolizing the secularist voice in cultural debates. While Islamic fundamentalists criticize Khayyæm as an atheist and materialist philosopher who questions God's creation a...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden University Press
2012
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| Series: | Iranian Studies Series
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| Online Access: | OAPEN Library: download the publication OAPEN Library: description of the publication |
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