The [European] Other in Medieval Arabic Literature and Culture: Ninth-Twelfth Century AD

The [European] Other in Medieval Arabic Literature and Culture: Ninth-Twelfth Century AD
ISBN-10
1137081651
ISBN-13
9781137081650
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
241
Language
English
Published
2012-04-09
Publisher
Springer
Author
N. Hermes

Description

Contrary to the monolithic impression left by postcolonial theories of Orientalism, the book makes the case that Orientals did not exist solely to be gazed at. Hermes shows that there was no shortage of medieval Muslims who cast curious eyes towards the European Other and that more than a handful of them were interested in Europe.

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