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Anglo-Saxon Perceptions of the Islamic World (Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England) Kindle Edition

by Katharine Scarfe Beckett (Author)

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In this book, Scarfe Beckett is concerned with representations of the Islamic world prevalent in Anglo-Saxon England. Using a wide variety of literary, historical and archaeological evidence, she argues that the first perceptions of Arabs, Ismaelites and Saracens which derived from Christian exegesis preconditioned wester expressions of hostility and superiority towards peoples of the Islamic world, and that these received ideas prevailed even as material contacts increased between England and Muslim territory. Medieval texts invariably represented Muslim Arabs as Saracens and Ismaelites (or Hagarenes), described by Jerome as biblical enemies of the Christian world three centuries before Muhammad's lifetime. Two early ideas in particular - that Saracens worshipped Venus and dissembled their own identity - continued into the early modern period. This finding has interesting implications for earlier theses by Edward Said and Norman Daniel concerning the history of English perceptions of Islam.

Length: 288 pages

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Print Length: 288 pages
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press (October 16, 2003)
Publication Date: October 16, 2003
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B001E39Z9Y
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