{"product_id":"rabia-from-narrative-to-myth-the-many-faces-of-islams-most-famous-woman-saint-rabia-al-adawiyya-9780861549009","title":"Rabi'a from Narrative to Myth: The Many Faces of Islam's Most Famous Woman Saint, Rabi'a Al-'Adawiyya","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Rkia Elaroui Cornell\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oneworld Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oneworld Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Islam - History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRabi'a al-'Adawiyya is a figure shrouded in myth. Certainly a woman by this name was born in Basra, Iraq, in the eighth century, but her life remains recorded only in legends, stories, poems and hagiographies. The various depictions of her - as a deeply spiritual ascetic, an existentialist rebel and a romantic lover - seem impossible to reconcile, and yet Rabi'a has transcended these narratives to become a global symbol of both Sufi and modern secular culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this groundbreaking study, Rkia Elaroui Cornell traces the development of these diverse narratives and provides a history of the iconic Rabi'a's construction as a Sufi saint. Combining medieval and modern sources, including evidence never before examined, in novel ways, \u003ci\u003eRabi'a From Narrative to Myth \u003c\/i\u003eis the most significant work to emerge on this quintessential figure in Islam for more than seventy years.","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46427392213143,"sku":"9780861549009","price":4138.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780861549009.webp?v=1769100575","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/rabia-from-narrative-to-myth-the-many-faces-of-islams-most-famous-woman-saint-rabia-al-adawiyya-9780861549009","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}