Idols in the east: European representations of Islam and the Orient, 1100 - 1450
"Representations of Muslims have never been more common in the Western imagination than they are today. Building on Orientalist stereotypes constructed over centuries, the figure of the wily Arab has given rise, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, to the Islamist terrorist. In Idols in the...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Representations of Muslims have never been more common in the Western imagination than they are today. Building on Orientalist stereotypes constructed over centuries, the figure of the wily Arab has given rise, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, to the Islamist terrorist. In Idols in the East Suzanne Conklin Akbari explores the premodern background of some of the Orientalist types still pervasive in present-day depictions of Muslims-the irascible and irrational Arab, the religiously deviant Islamist-and about how these stereotypes developed over time." "Idols in the East contributes to the recent surge of interest in European encounters with Islam and the Orient in the premodern world. Focusing on the medieval period, Akbari examines a broad range of texts including encyclopedias, maps, medical and astronomical treatises, chansons de geste, romances, and allegories to paint an unusually diverse portrait of medieval culture. Among the texts she considers are The Book of John Mandeville, The Song of Roland, Parzival, and Dante's Divine Comedy. From them she reveals how medieval writers and readers understood and explained the differences they saw between themselves and the Muslim other. Looking forward, Akbari also comes to terms with how these medieval conceptions fit with modern discussions of Orientalism, thus providing an important theoretical link to postcolonial and postimperial scholarship on later periods. Far reaching in its implications and balanced in its judgments, Idols in the East will be of great interest to not only scholars and students of the Middle Ages but also anyone interested in the roots of Orientalism and its tangled relationship to modern racism and anti-Semitism."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | XII, 323 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 9780801448072 9780801477812 |
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| adam_text | Titel: Idols in the east
Autor: Akbari, Suzanne Conklin
Jahr: 2009
Contents
List of Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction: Medieval Orientalism? 1
1. The Sliape of the World 20
Defining the Parts 24
Defining the Center 50
2. From Jerusalem to India 67
The Liber Floridus 75
The Roman de toute chevalerie 90
Kyng Alisaunder 102
3. The Place of the Jews 112
Dispersal and Enclosure 115
Climate and the Diasporic Body 140
4. The Saracen Body 155
The Male Saracen 159
The Female Saracen 173
The Hybrid 189
5. Empty Idols and a False Prophet 200
The Broken Idol 203
The Place of Muhammad 221
The Filthy Idol 235
6. The Form of Heaven 248
The Beautiful Surface 252
The Paradise Inside 262
The Place of Philosophy 269
viii CONTENTS
Conclusion: A Glance at Early
Modern Orientalism 280
Works Cited 289
Index 315
Illustrations
1. World map in the form of a flower 21
2. Four views of the world 27
3. T-O map with the sons of Noah, and modern schematic
of the illustration 31
4. Zonal map schematic 32
5. Ptolemaic map with the sons of Noah 35
6. Psalter map 39
7. World map with fourth continent, Lambert of St. Omer 71
8. World map with fourth continent, Beatus de Liebana 73
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| spelling | Akbari, Suzanne Conklin ca. 20./21. Jh. Verfasser (DE-588)132349590 aut Idols in the east European representations of Islam and the Orient, 1100 - 1450 Suzanne Conklin Akbari 1. publ. Ithaca [u.a.] Cornell Univ. Press 2009 XII, 323 S. Ill. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index "Representations of Muslims have never been more common in the Western imagination than they are today. Building on Orientalist stereotypes constructed over centuries, the figure of the wily Arab has given rise, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, to the Islamist terrorist. In Idols in the East Suzanne Conklin Akbari explores the premodern background of some of the Orientalist types still pervasive in present-day depictions of Muslims-the irascible and irrational Arab, the religiously deviant Islamist-and about how these stereotypes developed over time." "Idols in the East contributes to the recent surge of interest in European encounters with Islam and the Orient in the premodern world. Focusing on the medieval period, Akbari examines a broad range of texts including encyclopedias, maps, medical and astronomical treatises, chansons de geste, romances, and allegories to paint an unusually diverse portrait of medieval culture. Among the texts she considers are The Book of John Mandeville, The Song of Roland, Parzival, and Dante's Divine Comedy. From them she reveals how medieval writers and readers understood and explained the differences they saw between themselves and the Muslim other. Looking forward, Akbari also comes to terms with how these medieval conceptions fit with modern discussions of Orientalism, thus providing an important theoretical link to postcolonial and postimperial scholarship on later periods. Far reaching in its implications and balanced in its judgments, Idols in the East will be of great interest to not only scholars and students of the Middle Ages but also anyone interested in the roots of Orientalism and its tangled relationship to modern racism and anti-Semitism."--BOOK JACKET. Geschichte 1100-1450 gnd rswk-swf Christentum Geschichte Christianity and other religions Islam Islam Relations Christianity Orientalism History To 1500 Islam in literature East and West in literature Orientalism in literature Literature, Medieval History and criticism Orientbild (DE-588)4122305-6 gnd rswk-swf Islambild (DE-588)4351632-4 gnd rswk-swf Europa Europe Relations Islamic Empire Islamic Empire Relations Europe Europe Relations Latin Orient Latin Orient Relations Europe Latin Orient In literature Europa (DE-588)4015701-5 gnd rswk-swf Orient (DE-588)4075699-3 gnd rswk-swf Europa (DE-588)4015701-5 g Orientbild (DE-588)4122305-6 s Geschichte 1100-1450 z DE-604 Islambild (DE-588)4351632-4 s Orient (DE-588)4075699-3 g HBZ Datenaustausch application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=017678641&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| spellingShingle | Akbari, Suzanne Conklin ca. 20./21. Jh Idols in the east European representations of Islam and the Orient, 1100 - 1450 Christentum Geschichte Christianity and other religions Islam Islam Relations Christianity Orientalism History To 1500 Islam in literature East and West in literature Orientalism in literature Literature, Medieval History and criticism Orientbild (DE-588)4122305-6 gnd Islambild (DE-588)4351632-4 gnd |
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| title | Idols in the east European representations of Islam and the Orient, 1100 - 1450 |
| title_auth | Idols in the east European representations of Islam and the Orient, 1100 - 1450 |
| title_exact_search | Idols in the east European representations of Islam and the Orient, 1100 - 1450 |
| title_full | Idols in the east European representations of Islam and the Orient, 1100 - 1450 Suzanne Conklin Akbari |
| title_fullStr | Idols in the east European representations of Islam and the Orient, 1100 - 1450 Suzanne Conklin Akbari |
| title_full_unstemmed | Idols in the east European representations of Islam and the Orient, 1100 - 1450 Suzanne Conklin Akbari |
| title_short | Idols in the east |
| title_sort | idols in the east european representations of islam and the orient 1100 1450 |
| title_sub | European representations of Islam and the Orient, 1100 - 1450 |
| topic | Christentum Geschichte Christianity and other religions Islam Islam Relations Christianity Orientalism History To 1500 Islam in literature East and West in literature Orientalism in literature Literature, Medieval History and criticism Orientbild (DE-588)4122305-6 gnd Islambild (DE-588)4351632-4 gnd |
| topic_facet | Christentum Geschichte Christianity and other religions Islam Islam Relations Christianity Orientalism History To 1500 Islam in literature East and West in literature Orientalism in literature Literature, Medieval History and criticism Orientbild Islambild Europa Europe Relations Islamic Empire Islamic Empire Relations Europe Europe Relations Latin Orient Latin Orient Relations Europe Latin Orient In literature Orient |
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