A look at non-western fantasy literature and influences by the writer Sarah Mughal Rana.
Jinn, Faith, and Oral Folklore (short talk) - Sarah Mughal Rana
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Short talk (10 minutes) - Part of the Bloomsbury-Oxford Summer School (23rd-25th September 2025) held at Exeter College. This summer school was supported by Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd and organised by Professors Carolyne Larrington and Stuart Lee of the Faculty of English, Oxford.
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