Journeys to the other shore : Muslim and Western travelers in search of knowledge /

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The contemporary world is increasingly defined by dizzying flows of people and ideas. But while Western travel is associated with a pioneering spirit of discovery, the dominant image of Muslim mobility is the jihadi who travels not to learn but to destroy. Journeys to the Other Shore challenges thes...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Euben, Roxanne Leslie, 1966-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2008.
Series:Princeton studies in Muslim politics.
Subjects:
Travel, Medieval.
Voyages and travels.
Travelers > Arab countries.
Travelers > Europe.
Muslims > Travel.
Christians > Travel.
East and West.
Voyage > Histoire > 500-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Voyages.
Voyageurs > États arabes.
Voyageurs > Europe.
Musulmans > Voyages.
Chrétiens > Voyages.
journeys.
TRAVEL > Essays & Travelogues.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Travelers.
Arab countries.
Europe.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Note on Transliteration and Spelling; CHAPTER 1 Frontiers: Walls and Windows-Some Reflections on Travel Narratives; CHAPTER 2 Traveling Theorists and Translating Practices; CHAPTER 3 Liars, Travelers, Theorists-Herodotus and Ibn Battuta; CHAPTER 4 Travel in Search of Practical Wisdom: The Modern Theôriai of al-Tahtawi and Tocqueville; CHAPTER 5 Gender, Genre, and Travel: Montesquieu and Sayyida Salme; CHAPTER 6 Cosmopolitanisms Past and Present, Islamic and Western; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

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