The Character 'Ark' of Noah and His Descendants: Cross-Cultural Comparative Analysis of the Story of Noah and His Sons in Written Narratives by Bede and al-Tabari.
Keywords
Loading...
Authors
Issue Date
2021-04-15
Language
en
Document type
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Title
ISSN
Volume
Issue
Startpage
Endpage
DOI
Abstract
The story of Noah and the Flood is present in both the Bible and the Qur'an. From Noah came three sons who would become the forefathers of the peoples of the world as we know it today according to many medieval interpretations. By comparatively analyzing the narratives of Bede and al-Tabari surrounding the events of Noah, his sons, and the Flood, the similarities and differences in narrative tropes between these two authors are brought to light. Because they lived in different times, as well as in different contexts, it is hard to make a comparison between these two authors. Yet, it also reveals interesting details about concepts like othering and exclusion and especially how they might have been applied differently, yet share similarities between vastly different authors.
Description
Citation
Supervisor
Faculty
Faculteit der Letteren