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- Title
Subjectivity in 'Attār's Shaykh of San'ān Story in The Conference of the Birds.
- Authors
Yaghoobi, Claudia
- Abstract
In her article "Subjectivity in 'Attār's Shaykh of San'ān Story in The Conference of the Birds" Claudia Yaghoobi discusses intersections of transgression, law, inclusion and exclusion, self and Other in Farīd al-Dīn 'Attār's (1142?-ca.1220) treatment of religion with regard to Shaykh San'ān and the Christian girl's love story in The Conference of the Birds. San'ān is an ascetic master who has never transgressed any of the Islamic laws until he embarks on a journey from Mecca to Rome after a dream only to fall in love with a Christian girl, convert to Christianity, and begin drinking wine and herding her swine. In so doing, he transgresses all moral and religious boundaries of Islam. Yaghoobi argues that through crossing barriers, San'ān is provided with the opportunity for an alternative spirituality and identity.
- Subjects
CONFERENCE of the Birds (Book : 'Attar); 'ATTAR, Farid al-Din, d. ca. 1230; SUBJECTIVITY; INTERFAITH relations; IDEOLOGY &; religion
- Publication
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature & Culture: A Web Journal, 2014, Vol 16, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1481-4374
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7771/1481-4374.2425