The Great 'Umar Khayyam : A Global Reception of the Rubáiyát /

The Rubáiyát by the Persian poet 'Umar Khayyaem (1048-1131) is used in contemporary Iran as a resistance literature, symbolizing the secularist voice in cultural debates. While Islamic fundamentalists criticize Khayyaem as an atheist and materialist philosopher who questions God's creation...

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Other Authors:	Seyed-Gohrab, A. A. (Ali Asghar), 1968-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2012.
Series:	Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:	Omar Khayyam. Quatrains, Persian. Poetry. Poetry by individual poets. Persian (Farsi) Literature: history and criticism. Literature and literary studies. Literary studies: general. Literary studies: classical, early and medieval. Indo-Iranian languages. Indic, East Indo-European and Dravidian languages. LITERARY CRITICISM > General. Electronic books.
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