Islamic Culture Through Jewish Eyes
Al-Andalus from the Tenth to Twelfth Century
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Asian, Middle Eastern, Nonfiction, History, Middle East
| Author: | Esperanza Alfonso | ISBN: | 9781134074792 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | November 13, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Esperanza Alfonso |
| ISBN: | 9781134074792 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | November 13, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Islamic Culture Through Jewish Eyes analyzes the attitude towards Muslims, Islam, and Islamic culture as presented in sources written by Jewish authors in the Iberian Peninsula between the tenth and the twelfth centuries. By bringing the Jewish attitude towards the "other" into sharper focus, this book sets out to explore a largely overlooked and neglected question – the shifting ways in which Jewish authors constructed communal identity of Muslims and Islamic culture, and how these views changed overtime.
The book’s methodological sophistication and wide range of sources make it a valuable resource for scholars and researchers of comparative literature and cultural studies.
Islamic Culture Through Jewish Eyes analyzes the attitude towards Muslims, Islam, and Islamic culture as presented in sources written by Jewish authors in the Iberian Peninsula between the tenth and the twelfth centuries. By bringing the Jewish attitude towards the "other" into sharper focus, this book sets out to explore a largely overlooked and neglected question – the shifting ways in which Jewish authors constructed communal identity of Muslims and Islamic culture, and how these views changed overtime.
The book’s methodological sophistication and wide range of sources make it a valuable resource for scholars and researchers of comparative literature and cultural studies.
