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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.

Note: Frontmatter -- , CONTENTS -- , A Note on Translations and Transliterations -- , List of Abbreviations -- , Introduction -- , Chapter 1. Medieval Jewish Travelers and Their Writings -- , Chapter 2. Travel Motivations: Pilgrimage and Trade -- , Chapter 3. Levantine Journeys: Choices and Challenges -- , Chapter 4. Facing a Gentile Land of Israel -- , Chapter 5. Medieval Mingling at Holy Tombs -- , Chapter 6. Marvels of Muslim Metropolises -- , Chapter 7. Ishmaelites and Edomites: Muslims and Christians -- , Chapter 8. Near Eastern Jews: Brothers or Strangers? -- , Chapter 9. Karaites, Samaritans, and Lost Tribes -- , Chapter 10. Assassins, Blacks, and Veiled Women -- , Conclusion -- , Chronology of Travelers and Works -- , Glossary -- , Notes -- , Selected Bibliography -- , Index -- , Acknowledgments. , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.9783/9780812290011

URL: https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812290011

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Format: 1 online resource (346 pages)

ISBN: 9780812290011

Series Statement: Jewish Culture and Contexts Ser

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.

Content: Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Maps -- A Note on Translations and Transliterations -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Methodological Considerations -- Postcolonial Middle Ages? -- The Jewishness of Jewish Travel Writing -- Book Outline -- Part I: Travels and Travel Narratives -- Chapter 1. Medieval Jewish Travelers and Their Writings -- Itineraries, Reference Books, and Lists of Holy Places -- Letters, Epistolary Travel Accounts, and Travel Diaries -- Imaginary Travel -- Travel Poems -- A Final Note on the Language -- Chapter 2. Travel Motivations: Pilgrimage and Trade -- Travel and Trade -- Pilgrimage -- Chapter 3. Levantine Journeys: Choices and Challenges -- Travel Routes and Transport Services -- Perils and Privations of Travel -- Illness -- Border Hopping -- Immigration and Customs Procedures -- Guides and Guards -- "Jewish" Travel -- Part II: Territory and Place -- Chapter 4. Facing a Gentile Land of Israel -- Non-JewishJerusalem: A Desolate City -- A Jewish Crusader City -- Dome of the Rock: An Islamic Shrine Brimming with Jewish Memories -- Mount Zion: Who Owns King David? -- Subterranean Hebron: Religious Access Rights -- Chapter 5. Medieval Mingling at Holy Tombs -- Sacred Shrines in Palestine -- Changing Rhetoric -- Sacred Shrines in Iraq and Iran -- Chapter 6. Marvels of Muslim Metropolises -- Baghdad as a Caliphal Capital -- Baghdad as a Jewish Capital -- Damascus -- Alexandria -- Part III: Encountering the Other -- Chapter 7. Ishmaelites and Edomites: Muslims and Christians -- Muslims: Benevolent Rulers or Uncivilized "Orientals"? -- Christians: Idolaters or Countrymen? -- Chapter 8. Near Eastern Jews: Brothers or Strangers? -- The Status of Jews Under Muslim Rule -- Jewish-Muslim Encounters -- Levantine Jews: The Otherness of the Self -- Chapter 9. Karaites, Samaritans, and Lost Tribes.

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Format: 1 online resource (345 pages) : , illustrations, maps.

ISBN: 9780812290011 (e-book)

Series Statement: Jewish Culture and Contexts

Additional Edition: Print version: Jacobs, Martin, 1963- Reorienting the East : Jewish travelers to the medieval Muslim world. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2014 ISBN 9780812246223

Language: English

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