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almafu_9958352295202883
Format:
1 online resource(344p.) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. , 2014. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9780812290011
Series Statement:
Jewish Culture and Contexts
Content:
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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Frontmatter --
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CONTENTS --
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A Note on Translations and Transliterations --
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List of Abbreviations --
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Introduction --
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Chapter 1. Medieval Jewish Travelers and Their Writings --
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Chapter 2. Travel Motivations: Pilgrimage and Trade --
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Chapter 3. Levantine Journeys: Choices and Challenges --
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Chapter 4. Facing a Gentile Land of Israel --
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Chapter 5. Medieval Mingling at Holy Tombs --
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Chapter 6. Marvels of Muslim Metropolises --
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Chapter 7. Ishmaelites and Edomites: Muslims and Christians --
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Chapter 8. Near Eastern Jews: Brothers or Strangers? --
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Chapter 9. Karaites, Samaritans, and Lost Tribes --
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Chapter 10. Assassins, Blacks, and Veiled Women --
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Conclusion --
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Chronology of Travelers and Works --
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Glossary --
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Notes --
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Selected Bibliography --
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Index --
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Acknowledgments.
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In English.
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.9783/9780812290011
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812290011
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