Reorienting the East: Jewish Travelers to the Medieval Muslim WorldUniversity of Pennsylvania Press, 30.09.2014 - 331 Seiten The first comprehensive investigation of premodern Jewish travel writing about the Islamic world, Reorienting the East examines Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic travel accounts from the mid-twelfth to the early sixteenth centuries that subvert, or reorient a decidedly Christian vision of the region and reflect changing Jewish self-perceptions. |
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Reorienting the East: Jewish Travelers to the Medieval Muslim World Martin Jacobs Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2014 |
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