Islamic Culture Through Jewish Eyes: Al-Andalus from the Tenth to Twelfth Century

ISBN-13: 9780415599382 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 202 str.

Esperanza Alfonso;?Abar;?Abar

Opis

This is an analysis of the attitudes towards Muslims, Islam, and Islamic culture as presented in sources written by Jewish authors in the Iberian Peninsula between the 10th and the 12th centuries.

Recenzje

'A brief, but dense and exciting book...' -Cyrille Aillet, Al-Qantara Revista de Estudios Arabes, December 2008

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Attitudes toward Language: Hebrew vis-à-vis Arabic  2. Transmitting and Producing Knowledge: Jewish and Muslim Intellectuals  3. Living in the Present: The Concept of Exile and Domicile  4. Waiting for the Messiah: Self and Other in the Journey toward the End of Time.  Afterword.  Glossary

O autorze

Esperanza Alfonso, Ph D. (1998) in Hebrew Studies, Universidad Complutense, is currently a Research Fellow at the Universidad Complutense, Spain.