Non-Western Motifs in Fantasy

Literature

A Western-European Fantasy?Geography

•Forests•Towns and Cities

Societies•Class•Economies•Rituals

Myths and Fables•Anglo-Saxon•Norse•Christian

Why not the rest of the world?

‘A disproportionate effort is required to promote what is perceived as marginal. Risk becomes self-perpetuating.’(Peter Clark, 2000, Arabic literature Unveiled)

The Kingdom Western European

Tsuranuanni Japanese

Raymond Feist & Janny Wurts

Kesh Middle East

Novindus India

Sophie MassonEl Jisal series

‘There are a lot of things, when you actually go into it, that really are eminently accessible. They are not that hard to understand.’ Sophie Masson (interview 1.3.11)

A parallel Muslim, Hindu Buddhist world•Snow, Fire, Sword - Indonesia•The Curse of Zohreh - UAE•The Tyrant’s Nephew - Iraq•The Maharajah’s Ghost - India

The Ninety-Nineal-tisa'a wa tisaun

•www.the99.org

•began in 2006

•characters have abilities that are derived from the ninety-nine attributes of Allah