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The Unholy Trinity: Politics, Sex and Mysticism in 'Azīz Al-Sayyid Jāsim's Narratives

The Unholy Trinity: Politics, Sex and Mysticism in 'Azīz Al-Sayyid Jāsim's Narratives THE UNHOLY TRINITY: POLITICS, SEX AND MYSTICISM IN ÆAZ¡Z AL - SAYYID J§SIM’S NARRATIVES 1 HAGER BEN DRISS University of Kairouan, Tunisia Abstract This paper attempts to decode the discourse of dissent in the novels of the late Iraqi writer and thinker ÆAz¬z al-Sayyid J®sim. His three narratives afford an interesting case of textual combat, wherein politics, sex and mysticism are exploited as tactical maneuvers for critique, subversion and resistance. This paper reads ÆAz¬z al-Sayyid J®sim’s focus on sexual matters as well as his deep interest in Su fi sm as a strategy of involvement in and alienation from a corrupt political life. Al-Mun®¥il (The Militant), Al-Maft‚n (The Bewitched), and Al-Zahru al-Shaq¬ (The Suffering prim- rose) offer instances of mysti fi ed politics and/or politicized sex. ÆAz¬z al-Sayyid J®sim’s narratives present a space of self-interrogation, skepticism and anxiety that make of him a leading mark in Arab writings of conscience. A man of knowledge who does not put his knowledge into action is drowned in the sea of intellectual lust. Ibn ÆArab¬, Divine Governance of the Human Knowledge 2 The sexual act . . . was rebellion . . . Their embrace had been a battle, the climax http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Arabic Literature Brill

The Unholy Trinity: Politics, Sex and Mysticism in 'Azīz Al-Sayyid Jāsim's Narratives

Driss, Hager Ben
Journal of Arabic Literature , Volume 35 (1): 17 – Jan 1, 2004
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10.1163/1570064041341879
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THE UNHOLY TRINITY: POLITICS, SEX AND MYSTICISM IN ÆAZ¡Z AL - SAYYID J§SIM’S NARRATIVES 1 HAGER BEN DRISS University of Kairouan, Tunisia Abstract This paper attempts to decode the discourse of dissent in the novels of the late Iraqi writer and thinker ÆAz¬z al-Sayyid J®sim. His three narratives afford an interesting case of textual combat, wherein politics, sex and mysticism are exploited as tactical maneuvers for critique, subversion and resistance. This paper reads ÆAz¬z al-Sayyid J®sim’s focus on sexual matters as well as his deep interest in Su fi sm as a strategy of involvement in and alienation from a corrupt political life. Al-Mun®¥il (The Militant), Al-Maft‚n (The Bewitched), and Al-Zahru al-Shaq¬ (The Suffering prim- rose) offer instances of mysti fi ed politics and/or politicized sex. ÆAz¬z al-Sayyid J®sim’s narratives present a space of self-interrogation, skepticism and anxiety that make of him a leading mark in Arab writings of conscience. A man of knowledge who does not put his knowledge into action is drowned in the sea of intellectual lust. Ibn ÆArab¬, Divine Governance of the Human Knowledge 2 The sexual act . . . was rebellion . . . Their embrace had been a battle, the climax

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Published: Jan 1, 2004

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