Spirits Rebellious by Kahlil Gibran When first published in the original Arabic, this book aroused considerable agitation and intrigue. It was burned publicly in the Beirut market place by furious church and state officials, who denounced it as poisonous and dangerous to the peace of the country. Gibran himself was exiled. But this was at a time when Lebanon was in virtual slavery to oppressive Turkish rule.Years later his exile was remanded, and the church embraced him without conciliation on his part. Yet the record ...
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Spirits Rebellious by Kahlil Gibran When first published in the original Arabic, this book aroused considerable agitation and intrigue. It was burned publicly in the Beirut market place by furious church and state officials, who denounced it as poisonous and dangerous to the peace of the country. Gibran himself was exiled. But this was at a time when Lebanon was in virtual slavery to oppressive Turkish rule.Years later his exile was remanded, and the church embraced him without conciliation on his part. Yet the record remains as Gibran wrote it here: his profoundly felt anger and indignant protest at the vicious inequality of man and woman in marriage - the wretched failure of the principles of law and justice and the corrupt, thieving practices of religious administration in the Near East of his time. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. "When first published in Arabic, this book created a sensation. It was burned publicly in the marketplace by furious officials of both church and state, who denounced it as poisonous and dangerous to the peace and well-being of the country. Gibran himself was exiled...[He] profoundly felt anger and indignant protest at the vicious inequality of man and woman in marriage...the wretched failure of the principles of law and justice...and the corrupt, thieving practices of religious administration in the Near East of his time." Very slight wear on bottom edges. One sentence underlined with a brief note in the margin on p. 51. Otherwise, clean and unmarked throughout with a tight binding and an attractive jacket.
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Very Good. Dust jacket has light scratches and outer edges have minor scuffs, some outer pages have dusty marks, book content is in very good readable condition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards.
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I was given the first edition of this book when I graduated from college. It changed my life, and how I view the world.
The most poignant story to me was Cry from the Graves. It related to capital punishment. It was insightful, tragic yet glorious.
Since reading that story back in 1983, I haven't budged from my view about capital punishment, I stand firm. Thanks to this masterful writer.