num_pages: 342
description: Throughout the world and over many centuries, the cultures in which Islam has been a major presence have created stories in word and picture to celebrate the men and women who best exemplify each culture's aspirations. This is the story of how those heroic figures have both shaped and been shaped by the religious tradition called Islam.
language: English
title: Islam and the Heroic Image: Themes in Literature and the Visual Arts
titlecomplete: Islam and the Heroic Image: Themes in Literature and the Visual Arts (Studies in Comparative Religion)
ratings_count: 2
publisher: University of South Carolina Press