Cosmology, mythology and mysticism in the novels of Salman Rushdie

Otherworldly constructions such as "the Mountain of Qaf1 or "the Serpent" are seldom the focus of Rushdie criticism, yet they are integral to Rushdie's narrative structures and to his assault on coercion, division and violence. In particular, Rushdie uses Attar's Sufi poem...

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Main Author: Clark, Roger Young
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/6293