LEADER 00000cam a2200745Ia 4500 001 ocn777771953 005 20140626112713.0 008 120221s2012 nyua b 001 0 eng d 016 7 016083013|2Uk 020 0801477816|qpaperback 020 9780801477812|qpaperback 020 0801448077|qhardback 020 9780801448072|qhardback 020 |z9780801464980|qebook 020 |z0801464986|qebook 035 (OCoLC)ocn777771953 040 YDXCP|beng|cYDXCP|dBDX|dUKMGB|dOCLCQ|dMT4IT|dOCLCO|dICS |dOUN 049 RIDM 082 04 303.48/256040902|222 090 DS35.74.E85 A43 2012 100 1 Akbari, Suzanne Conklin.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ names/no2004056108 245 10 Idols in the east :|bEuropean representations of Islam and the Orient, 1100-1450 /|cSuzanne Conklin Akbari. 246 20 European representations of Islam and the Orient, 1100- 1450 264 1 Ithaca, New York :|bCornell University Press,|c2012. 300 xii, 323 pages :|billustrations ;|c24 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 Medieval Orientalism? -- The shape of the world -- From Jerusalem to India -- The place of the Jews -- The Saracen body -- Empty idols and a false prophet -- The form of heaven -- A glance at early modern Orientalism. 520 1 "Idols in the East explores European encounters with Islam and the Orient in the premodern world, focusing on the medieval period. Zuzanne Conklin Akbari examines a broad range of texts including encyclopedias, maps, medical and astronomical treatises, chansons de geste, romances, and allegories to reveal how Christian medieval writers and readers understood and explained the differences they saw between themselves and Muslims. Looking forward, Akbari also addresses how these medieval conceptions inform modern depictions and stereotypes of Muslims, Islam, and "the Orient."--COVER. 561 Gift of Paul and Mary Haas. 648 7 To 1500|2fast 650 0 Christianity and other religions|xIslam.|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85025266 650 0 Islam|xRelations|xChristianity.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh85068406 650 0 Orientalism|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh99010610|xHistory|yTo 1500.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh2002006121 650 0 Islam in literature.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85068431 650 0 East and West in literature.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh94003996 650 0 Orientalism in literature.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities /subjects/sh2001008934 650 0 Literature, Medieval|xHistory and criticism.|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85077549 650 7 Christianity and other religions.|2fast|0https:// id.worldcat.org/fast/859685 650 7 Islam.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/979776 650 7 Relations.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1892706 650 7 Christianity.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/859599 650 7 Orientalism.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1048139 650 7 History.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/958235 650 7 Islam in literature.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 979899 650 7 East and West in literature.|2fast|0https:// id.worldcat.org/fast/901093 650 7 Orientalism in literature.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/ fast/1048143 650 7 Literature, Medieval.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 1000151 651 0 Europe|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045631 |xRelations|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh00007590|zIslamic Empire.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh85068444-781 651 0 Islamic Empire|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85068444|xRelations|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh00007590|zEurope.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh85045631-781 651 0 Europe|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045631 |xRelations|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh00007590|zLatin Orient.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85074970-781 651 0 Latin Orient|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85074970|xRelations|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh00007590|zEurope.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh85045631-781 651 0 Latin Orient|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85074970|xIn literature.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities /subjects/sh2002011414 651 7 Europe.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1245064 651 7 Islamic Empire.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 1244134 901 MARCIVE 20231220 935 596222 948 |d20150917|cMH|tcr ccedit 245cap|lridm 994 C0|bRID
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