Literature has for thousands of years served as a space in which people have negotiated the ethics of daily life. In the Islamic tradition, the broad concept of adab spans ethical instruction and literary culture. Literature classified as adab was intended to cultivate readers' minds and characters. Similarly, the Chinese concept of wen represents the intellectual, cultural, and ethical foundations of society. Adab and wen offer ways to navigate complex social environments with respect and empathy, promoting harmony in multicultural societies. Such concepts remain highly relevant and valuable in today's global world.
In this book, Wen-chin Ouyang shows how our experience of adab stories has the power to transform both our personal relationships and society. She draws on classic Arabic stories from the famous Thousand and One Nights and compares them with tales from the canonical Chinese novels Three Kingdoms, The Journey to the West, and Water Margin. The book demonstrates how these stories tell us about ourselves, allowing us to define, test, and refine our ethics of living. More than this, they have the power to help us experience a profound contemplation of our lives on earth, linking us to our shared humanity and showing us how to live meaningfully.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Note on the Text
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Virtuous City: Sovereign, Courtier, Subject
- Chapter 2. Heroic Family: Love, Desire, Marriage
- Chapter 3. Harmonious Community: Fathers and Mothers, Sons and Daughters
- Chapter 4. Alternative Society: The Fellowship of Men and Women
- Chapter 5. Joie de Vivre: Life is a Banquet
- Chapter 6. Heaven on Earth: Storytelling and Meanings of Life
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Notes
- Further Reading and Viewing
- List of Illustrations
- Index
- World of Islam
- The Institute of Ismaili Studies
- Copyright
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