Arab Nation-building through Detective Stories in al-Ḍiyāʾ: The Cultural Translations of Nasīb al-Mashʿalānī

This article examines detective stories translated by Nasīb al-Mashʿalānī published in the periodical al-Ḍiyāʾ ("The Gleam") and their contribution to the process of Arab nation-building at the turn of the twentieth century. We show how al-Mashʿalānī's work consisted of a cultural pro...

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Authors: Zachs, Fruma (Author) ; Bawardi, Basilius (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2020]
In: Die Welt des Islams
Year: 2020, Volume: 60, Issue: 1, Pages: 79-101
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Al-Mashʿalānī, Nasīb ca. 19./20. Jh. / Europe / Language / Crime fiction / Translation / Arabic language / Arab countries / Nation
RelBib Classification:BJ Islam
KBL Near East and North Africa
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Ibrāhīm al-Yāzijī
B Sherlock Holmes in Arabic
B Cultural Translation
B Nasīb al-Mashʿalānī
B al-Ḍiyāʾ periodical
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