Nourishing the Noble: Breastfeeding and Hero-Making in Medieval Arabic Popular Literature
This essay examines the role of nursing experiences in the formation of popular heroes in Arabic literature of the medieval period, with a primary focus on the genres of siyar shaʿbiyya and qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʾ. I show that the miraculous nursing of heroes—many of whom are foundlings—in popular texts te...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Columbia University Libraries
2019-11-01
|
| Series: | Al-'Usur al-Wusta |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/alusur/article/view/6784 |