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The nexus of faith and resistance: religious elements in Mahmoud Darwish's poetry

Palestinian poetry portrays the multifaceted experiences of Palestinians following the Israeli occupation in 1948. The works of Mahmoud Darwish are prominent as they embody the pain, resilience and resistance of Palestinians. The use of religious elements to frame their struggles is common in the wo...

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Main Authors: Altabaa, Homam, Azmi, Nurul Nabihah
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Language:English
Published: International Islamic University Malaysia 2024
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BL Religion
PE English
PI Oriental languages and literatures
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/117618/19/117618_The%20nexus%20of%20faith%20and%20resistance.pdf
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https://journals.iium.edu.my/jiasia/index.php/jia/article/view/1261
https://doi.org/10.31436/jia.v21i3.1261
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spelling my.iium.irep.1176182025-01-10T01:18:42Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/117618/ The nexus of faith and resistance: religious elements in Mahmoud Darwish's poetry Altabaa, Homam Azmi, Nurul Nabihah BL Religion PE English PI Oriental languages and literatures Palestinian poetry portrays the multifaceted experiences of Palestinians following the Israeli occupation in 1948. The works of Mahmoud Darwish are prominent as they embody the pain, resilience and resistance of Palestinians. The use of religious elements to frame their struggles is common in the works of Palestinian poets, including Mahmoud Darwish. However, there are not any specific studies that focus on religious elements in his distinguished poetry collection, Lesser Roses (1986). In this study, religious elements in selected poems in the Lesser Roses collection are analysed to add a new dimension to the field of postcolonial literature as well as to the research of Palestinian poetry by looking at the significance of religious elements in the poems and how they are used to convey unique Palestinian experiences. The analysis reveals that Darwish uses religious elements from the narrative and ritual religious dimensions to portray exile, dislocation, and counter-discourse in the poems. The poet adapts various religious elements from multiple faiths to convey the themes of suffering and resistance that resonate with Palestinians’ struggles. International Islamic University Malaysia 2024-12-23 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/117618/19/117618_The%20nexus%20of%20faith%20and%20resistance.pdf Altabaa, Homam and Azmi, Nurul Nabihah (2024) The nexus of faith and resistance: religious elements in Mahmoud Darwish's poetry. Journal of Islam in Asia, 21 (3). pp. 285-310. ISSN 1823-0970 E-ISSN 2289-8077 https://journals.iium.edu.my/jiasia/index.php/jia/article/view/1261 https://doi.org/10.31436/jia.v21i3.1261
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PE English
PI Oriental languages and literatures
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PE English
PI Oriental languages and literatures
Altabaa, Homam
Azmi, Nurul Nabihah
The nexus of faith and resistance: religious elements in Mahmoud Darwish's poetry
description Palestinian poetry portrays the multifaceted experiences of Palestinians following the Israeli occupation in 1948. The works of Mahmoud Darwish are prominent as they embody the pain, resilience and resistance of Palestinians. The use of religious elements to frame their struggles is common in the works of Palestinian poets, including Mahmoud Darwish. However, there are not any specific studies that focus on religious elements in his distinguished poetry collection, Lesser Roses (1986). In this study, religious elements in selected poems in the Lesser Roses collection are analysed to add a new dimension to the field of postcolonial literature as well as to the research of Palestinian poetry by looking at the significance of religious elements in the poems and how they are used to convey unique Palestinian experiences. The analysis reveals that Darwish uses religious elements from the narrative and ritual religious dimensions to portray exile, dislocation, and counter-discourse in the poems. The poet adapts various religious elements from multiple faiths to convey the themes of suffering and resistance that resonate with Palestinians’ struggles.
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Azmi, Nurul Nabihah
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title The nexus of faith and resistance: religious elements in Mahmoud Darwish's poetry
title_short The nexus of faith and resistance: religious elements in Mahmoud Darwish's poetry
title_full The nexus of faith and resistance: religious elements in Mahmoud Darwish's poetry
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publisher International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate 2024
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/117618/19/117618_The%20nexus%20of%20faith%20and%20resistance.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/117618/
https://journals.iium.edu.my/jiasia/index.php/jia/article/view/1261
https://doi.org/10.31436/jia.v21i3.1261
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