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The Theocrat: A Modern Arabic Novel from Morocco
Bensalem Himmich
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Description for The Theocrat: A Modern Arabic Novel from Morocco
Paperback. Deals with the subject of one of Arab and Islamic history's most perplexing figures, al-Hakim bi-Amr Illah ('the ruler by order of God'), the Fatimid caliph who ruled Egypt during the tenth century and whose career was a direct reflection of both the tensions within the Islamic dominions as a whole and of the conflicts within his own mind. Translator(s): Allen, Roger. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
The Theocrat takes as its subject one of Arab and Islamic history’s most perplexing figures, al-Hakim bi-Amr Illah (“the ruler by order of God”), the Fatimid caliph who ruled Egypt during the tenth century and whose career was a direct reflection of both the tensions within the Islamic dominions as a whole and of the conflicts within his own mind. In this remarkable novel Bensalem Himmich explores these tensions and conflicts and their disastrous consequences on an individual ruler and on his people. Himmich does not spare his readers the full horror and tragedy of al-Hakim’s reign, but in employing ... Read more
The Theocrat takes as its subject one of Arab and Islamic history’s most perplexing figures, al-Hakim bi-Amr Illah (“the ruler by order of God”), the Fatimid caliph who ruled Egypt during the tenth century and whose career was a direct reflection of both the tensions within the Islamic dominions as a whole and of the conflicts within his own mind. In this remarkable novel Bensalem Himmich explores these tensions and conflicts and their disastrous consequences on an individual ruler and on his people. Himmich does not spare his readers the full horror and tragedy of al-Hakim’s reign, but in employing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774162510
SKU
V9789774162510
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About Bensalem Himmich
Bensalem Himmich received his education in Rabat, Morocco and his higher education in Paris, France, receiving a doctoral degree in philosophy from the Sorbonne in 1986. He has written a number of philosophical works as well as several novels and collections of poems. His novel Majnun al-hukm received the al-Naqid Award and was chosen by the Authors’ Union in Egypt ... Read more
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