پاکستانی خواتین مصنفین کے فکشن میں مذہبی اور متصوفانہ استعارےReligious and Mystic Metaphors in fiction of Pakistani Women Writers

Authors

  • Dr. Ambreen Salahuddin Assistant Professor of Gender Studies, Department of Sociology, University of Management and Technology, Lahore Author
  • Sajjad Hussain Baloch Sajjad Hussain Baloch, Visiting Lecturer, School of Media and Communication Studies, University of Management and Technology, Lahore Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53762/e33a7t54

Keywords:

Religion, Sufism, metaphor, Pakistani women fiction writers, fiction, novel, short stories

Abstract

This research analysis the religious and mystic symbols in the works of women fiction writers of Pakistan. Complete works of sixteen women fiction writers of Pakistan was studied for this research and it was tried to explore that how religion and Sufism are a source of symbols and metaphors in their novels and short stories. It has also been tried to determine in this research that whether the religious and mystic metaphors are used in their prevalent form or is there any change in their connotation. Findings show that there are innumerable mystic and religious metaphors in the works of these women fiction writers. Especially the texts by Bano Qudsia, Khalida Hussain and Jamila Hashmi are studded with religious and mystic metaphors.

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Published

2021-06-30

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2021): (April-June 2021)

Section

Research Papers

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Copyright (c) 2025 Dr. Ambreen Salahuddin, Sajjad Hussain Baloch (Author)

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How to Cite

پاکستانی خواتین مصنفین کے فکشن میں مذہبی اور متصوفانہ استعارےReligious and Mystic Metaphors in fiction of Pakistani Women Writers. (2021). Al-Qamar, 4(2), 395-404. https://doi.org/10.53762/e33a7t54