Title Islamic culture through Jewish eyes : al-Andalus from the tenth to twelfth century / Esperanza Alfonso

Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 201 pages) Series Routledge studies in Middle Eastern literatures ; 20 Routledge studies in Middle Eastern literatures ; 20. Contents Attitudes toward language : Hebrew vis-à-vis Arabic -- Transmitting and producing knowledge : Jewish and Muslim intellectuals -- Living in the present : the concepts of exile and domicile -- Waiting for the Messiah : self and other in the journey toward the end of time Summary 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 so Analysis Spanien Selbstbild Juden Geschichte 900-1200 Spanien Juden Fremdbild Mauren Geschichte 900-1200 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-197) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Hebrew literature, Medieval -- Arabic influences Hebrew literature, Medieval -- History and criticism Arabic literature -- Spain -- Andalusia -- Hebrew influences Arabic literature -- Spain -- Andalusia -- History and criticism LITERARY CRITICISM -- Jewish. Hebrew literature, Medieval -- Spain -- Andalusia -- Arabic influences. Hebrew literature, Medieval -- Spain -- Andalusia -- History and criticism. Arabic literature -- Spain -- Andalusia -- Hebrew influences. Arabic literature -- Spain -- Andalusia -- History and criticism. Literatura árabe -- Al-Andalus -- Influencia hebrea Literatura hebrea -- Al-Andalus -- Influencia árabe Literatura árabe -- Al-Andalus -- Historia y crítica Literatura hebrea -- Al-Andalus -- Historia y crítica Arabic literature Hebrew literature, Medieval Fremdbild Juden Mauren Selbstbild Islam. Jodendom. Hebrew literature, Medieval -- Spain -- Andalusia -- Arab influences. Hebrew literature, Medieval -- Spain -- Andalusia -- History and criticism. Arabic literature -- Spain -- Andalusia -- Hebrew influences. Arabic literature -- Spain -- Andalusia -- History and criticism. Spain -- Andalusia Spanien Mauren Liechtenstein Andalusië. Juden. Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780203946213 0203946219 1134074808 9781134074808 1281062545 9781281062543 9786611062545 6611062548 9781134074792 1134074794

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