Klar gives a compelling examination of the prophets Job, Saul, David, Noah and Solomon as portrayed in Tha’labi’s ‘Arais Al-Majalis’ and questions its efficacy as a tool for the exploration for the human condition via a close analysis of the tales of the five figures.
Tracing development of scientific sociology from Comte onwards, this book provides a narrative history of figures, ideas, and schools that lie behind ..