The Literary Heritage of the Arabs Table Cloth Facing down angry mullahs and

Facing down angry mullahs and oppressive dictators who wanted all music to be banned from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Guénon deals with the metaphysical and cosmological meaning of symbols drawn from traditions as far apart as the Greek and the Buddhist

Each chapter contains discussion points and quotes from various contributors

conveyed in his sincere and straightforward idiom

The Literary Heritage of the Arabs Table Cloth Facing down angry mullahs andThe breadth of Arabic literature produced by Arab writers from pre Islamic times to the contemporary period reveals a world of thought and feeling largely unseen and unheard in the English speaking world. In this wide ranging and unique anthology, works by Christian, Jewish, and Muslim authors show the genius of Arab civilization through the prism of literature. Through odes (or Muallaqat); selections from the Quran; samples of Hadith and the poetry