In Light of Another's Word : European Ethnography in the Middle Ages /

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Challenging the traditional conception of medieval Europe as insular and xenophobic, this book looks to early ethnographic writers who were surprisingly aware of their own otherness, especially when faced with the far-flung peoples and cultures they meant to describe.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Khanmohamadi, Shirin A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2014]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Travelers' writings, European.
Travel, Medieval.
Ethnology.
East and West.
Civilization, Medieval.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
Écrits de voyageurs europeens > Histoire et critique.
Civilisation medievale.
Écrivains medievaux > Attitudes.
Travelers' writings, European > History and criticism.
Travel, Medieval > History > Sources.
Ethnology > Europe > History > To 1500.
East and West > History > To 1500.
Authors, Medieval > Attitudes.
Europe.
Sources.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:Challenging the traditional conception of medieval Europe as insular and xenophobic, this book looks to early ethnographic writers who were surprisingly aware of their own otherness, especially when faced with the far-flung peoples and cultures they meant to describe.
Physical Description:1 online resource (216 pages).
ISBN:9780812208979

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