Arab Brazil : Fictions of Ternary Orientalism.
Until recently, Arab-Brazilian relations have been largely invisible to area studies and Comparative Literature scholarship. Yet Arabs have left a permanent imprint on Brazil: from the legacy of Muslim Iberia, transmitted by Portuguese settlers; to waves of Arab immigrants since the late nineteenth...
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Oxford University Press, Incorporated,
2024.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Arab Brazil
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Translation and Transliteration
- Introduction: Mistura and Ternary Orientalism
- 1. Oriental Wisdom: Malba Tahan and Humberto de Campos
- 2. Merchants to Landowners: Cecílio Carneiro and Permínio Asfora
- 3. Arab Bahia: Jorge Amado
- 4. Parable of Integration: Raduan Nassar
- 5. Amazonian Orient: Milton Hatoum
- 6. Feline Mermaid: Ana Miranda
- 7. Islam on Primetime TV: O Clone
- 8. Shahrazad in the Tropics: Nélida Piñon
- 9. Brazilian Mu'allaqa: Alberto Mussa
- 10. Al-Andalus Re-Imagined: Gilberto Abrão and João Almino
- 11. Syrian Refugees: Órfãos da terra
- Conclusion: It's All in the Kibbeh
- Abbreviations
- Works Cited
- Index.