From Medieval Utopia to Modern Dystopia

Yehoshua Frenkel

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-50510-2_9

From Medieval Utopia to Modern Dystopia

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Abstract

The rich vocabulary of medieval Islamic apocalyptic and eschatological compilations is familiar to modern Arab writers, yet influenced by modern western utopic/dystopic literature, their own novels have marked a turning point in Arabic literary production. A condensed account of the medieval work serves as a launch pad to the first section of this contribution, followed by an account of contemporary Arabic belles-lettres (including science fiction) and its gloomy portrayal of impending doom.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Palgrave Studies in Utopianism
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	149-166
Number of pages	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50510-2_9
State	Published - 2024

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Name	Palgrave Studies in Utopianism
Volume	Part F2458
ISSN (Print)	2946-4471
ISSN (Electronic)	2946-448X

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Keywords

Eschatology
Fitna (fitan)
Mahdism
Mujaddid
Resurrection (al-qiyāma)
Utopia/Dystopia

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