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Abstract
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Research on spirituality in intertextual readings of Biblical and Quranic narratives alongside Oscar Wilde's play Salome has emerged as a critical area of inquiry due to its capacity to illuminate the complex interplay of religious, literary, and cultural discourses across Abrahamic traditions and modernist literature. The present study is necessary because existing scholarship on the intertextual relationships among Biblical narratives, Qur’anic narratives, and Oscar Wilde’s Salome remains fragmented and rarely examined as a unified field of inquiry. While previous research has explored each of these domains individually, the convergence of spirituality across these three traditions has not been comprehensively synthesized. The research objectives of the study focus on evaluating existing knowledge regarding spiritual motifs in Biblical, Quranic, and Wildean narratives of Salome. This involves assessing how spirituality is articulated and transformed across these diverse textual traditions, providing insights into the thematic and interpretive depth of these works. By synthesizing scholarship on intertextuality, spirituality, and gendered representations, the study aims to highlight the multifaceted ways spirituality is negotiated and reimagined. Finally, the research seeks to compare narrative strategies that articulate spirituality across the Bible, Qur’an, and Wilde’s play. By analyzing the techniques used to convey spiritual themes, the study highlights the dialogic interplay between sacred scriptures and literary reinterpretations. This comparative approach provides a nuanced understanding of how spirituality is refracted and transformed across textual traditions.
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