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Princeton University Press, Date: 2009-12-21. Paperback. Used:Good. 2009. Princeton University Press ISBN 069114673X 9780691146737 [US]

Paperback / softback. New. Unveils a fresh 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 historical literary study in looking at a range of texts, this title reveals the paradoxical relations between the Andalusi Muslim and Jewish elites in this era. ISBN 069114673x 9780691146737 [GB]

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ISBN10: 069114673X, ISBN13: 9780691146737, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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 paradoxical relations between the Andalusi Muslim and Jewish elites in an era when long periods of tolerance and respect were punctuated by outbreaks of tension and hostility.The examined Arabic texts reveal a fragmented perception of the Jew in eleventh-century al-Andalus. They depict seemingly contradictory figures at whose poles are an intelligent, skilled, and noble Jew deserving of homage and a vile, stupid, and fiendish enemy of God and Islam. For their part, the Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic texts display a deep-seated reluctance to portray Muslims in any light at all. Brann cogently demonstrates that these representations of Jews and Muslims--each of which is concerned with issues of sovereignty and the exercise of power--reflect the shifting, fluctuating, and ambivalent relations between elite members of two of the ethno-religious communities of al-Andalus.Brann's accessible prose is enriched by his splendid translations; the original texts are also included. This book is the first to study the construction ...
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ISBN10: 069114673X, ISBN13: 9780691146737, [publisher: Princeton Univ Pr] Softcover 208 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.
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Princeton Princeton University Press 2010 Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 208 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern, 35.

Princeton Univ Pr, Date: 2009. Paperback. New. 208 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.50 inches. 2009. Princeton Univ Pr ISBN 069114673X 9780691146737 [GB]