Europe and the Mystique of Islam - Softcover

Rodinson, Maxime

Softcover

ISBN 10: 185043106X ISBN 13: 9781850431060

Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL, 2003

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Críticas:

'sure to become a favourite of American scholars of the Middle East. It is short, succinct, erudite, and greatly reassuring' -Richard W. Bulliet 'Is the history of Islam and the West... merely a record of battles and bigotry? This book makes clear that the relationship has been much subtler. By chronicling, succinctly and elegantly, the West's changing images of Islam, Rodinson - one of the leading French scholars of Islam and the Middle East - demolishes the notion of two monolithic blocs frozen in eternal hostility' -London Review of Books 'Rodinson's serious work is an analytical history of Europe's varying attitudes, positive and negative, towards Islam and the Middle East... Deserves reading.' -The Economist

Reseña del editor:

For centuries the Islamic world has, by turns, been both reviled and admired in the West. Since the time of the Crusades, Europeans have viewed Muslim culture and religion through the unique distorting lens of Orientalism, colouring all aspects of their perception and generating a curious blend of fascination and distrust. Historian, sociologist and Middle East specialist Maxime Rodinson presents an account of this relationship, in a history that is balanced and concise yet insightful.

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• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 185043106X
• ISBN 13: 9781850431060
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 180