Power in the Portrayal : Representations of Jews and Muslims in Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Islamic Spain /

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Power in the Portrayal unveils a fresh and vital perspective on power relations in eleventh- and twelfth-century Muslim Spain as reflected in historical and literary texts of the period. Employing the methods of the new historical literary study in looking at a range of texts, Ross Brann reveals the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brann, Ross (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2002]
Edition:Course book.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Religion.
Judaism and literature.
Jews > Intellectual life.
Jews.
Arabic literature > Jewish authors.
Arabic literature.
Judaïsme et litterature > Espagne.
Juifs > Espagne > Andalousie > Histoire.
Juifs > Espagne > Vie intellectuelle.
Juifs > Vie intellectuelle.
Litterature arabe > Espagne > Andalousie > Histoire et critique.
Litterature arabe > Auteurs juifs.
Litterature arabe > Auteurs juifs > Histoire et critique.
Litterature arabe > 750-1258 > Histoire et critique.
Religion > Judaism > History.
Judaism and literature > Spain.
Jews > Spain > Andalusia > History.
Jews > Spain > Intellectual life.
Arabic literature > Spain > Andalusia > History and criticism.
Arabic literature > Jewish authors > History and criticism.
Arabic literature > 750-1258 > History and criticism.
Spain > Andalusia.
Spain.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • ABBREVIATIONS
  • INTRODUCTION Power in the Portrayal
  • CHAPTER ONE. Force of Character
  • CHAPTER TWO. An Andalusi-Muslim Literary Typology of Jewish Heresy and Sedition
  • CHAPTER THREE. Textualizing Ambivalence
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Muslim Counterparts, Rivals, Mentors, and Foes-A Trope of Andalusi-Jewish Identity?
  • CHAPTER FIVE. The Silence of the Jews: Judah al- A Harizi's Picaresque Tale of the Muslim Astrologer
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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