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Untold

- A History of the Wives of Prophet Muhammad
Af: Tamam Kahn Engelsk Paperback

Untold

- A History of the Wives of Prophet Muhammad
Af: Tamam Kahn Engelsk Paperback
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"Finally, we get to meet the first women of Islam. Thank you for this brave book." –Coleman Barks, author of Essential Rumi, and other books on the great Persian Language poet

"Brilliant and illuminating . . . awesome in the depth of its research, the grace of its prose, and the beauty of its poetic voices." Alicia Ostriker, author, poet, and Professor Emerita of English at Rutgers University

"Poet, historian and mystic, Tamam Kahn captures the voices and hearts of women you will never forget. I would gladly sit at these women''s feet night after night to hear their stories. " -Elizabeth Cunningham, author of The Maeve Chronicles

Untold demystifies the most influential women at the dawn of Islam: Prophet Muhammad''s wives. They are presented in all their variety, among them, Khadija, a successful merchant and his only wife for twenty-five years; Umm Salama, who helped forge an important peace treaty; Rayhana and Safiyya, two Jewish captives; and there are others. This unusual book combines short biographies with meticulous research. The reader enters seventh century Arab culture and the first moments of what came to be a new religion. This book is powerful women''s storytelling.


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"Finally, we get to meet the first women of Islam. Thank you for this brave book." –Coleman Barks, author of Essential Rumi, and other books on the great Persian Language poet

"Brilliant and illuminating . . . awesome in the depth of its research, the grace of its prose, and the beauty of its poetic voices." Alicia Ostriker, author, poet, and Professor Emerita of English at Rutgers University

"Poet, historian and mystic, Tamam Kahn captures the voices and hearts of women you will never forget. I would gladly sit at these women''s feet night after night to hear their stories. " -Elizabeth Cunningham, author of The Maeve Chronicles

Untold demystifies the most influential women at the dawn of Islam: Prophet Muhammad''s wives. They are presented in all their variety, among them, Khadija, a successful merchant and his only wife for twenty-five years; Umm Salama, who helped forge an important peace treaty; Rayhana and Safiyya, two Jewish captives; and there are others. This unusual book combines short biographies with meticulous research. The reader enters seventh century Arab culture and the first moments of what came to be a new religion. This book is powerful women''s storytelling.


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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 172
ISBN-13: 9780982324653
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0982324650
Udg. Dato: 16 sep 2010
Længde: 13mm
Bredde: 154mm
Højde: 229mm
Forlag: Monkfish Book Publishing Company
Oplagsdato: 16 sep 2010
Forfatter(e): Tamam Kahn
Forfatter(e) Tamam Kahn


Kategori Kønsstudier: kvinder og piger


ISBN-13 9780982324653


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 172


Udgave


Længde 13mm


Bredde 154mm


Højde 229mm


Udg. Dato 16 sep 2010


Oplagsdato 16 sep 2010


Forlag Monkfish Book Publishing Company