The Symbolical and Mystical Meanings in 'cAbdullah of the Sea and cAbdullah of the Land' (The Arabian Nights)

This article argues that the tale (#163, Nights 940-46)) from The Arabian Nights, entitled ' c Abdullah of the Sea and c Abdullah of the Land' encapsulates highly spiritual and symbolical meanings that appear different on land and on sea. It is divided in three parts. The first tackles the...

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Published in:Islam & Christian Muslim relations 2008-10, Vol.19 (4), p.397-409
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