Muhammad in Europe: A Thousand Years of Western Myth-making - Brossura

Reeves, Minou

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0814775640 ISBN 13: 9780814775646

Casa editrice: New York Univ Pr, 2003

Riassunto

Generations of Western writers—from the Crusades to the present day—have written portraits claiming to depict the life and personality of Muhammad, the founder of Islam. Over the course of thirteen centuries, stubbornly biased and consistently negative representations have persisted, presenting images which bear no resemblance to the noble man familiar to Muslims. Muhammad in Europe traces this consistent tradition of distortion and provides an account of the reasons behind it.
Drawing on works dating from the Middle Ages to the last decade of the twentieth century and spanning Latin, Italian, French, German, and English language sources, the book culminates with a critical analysis of Salman Rushdie’s controversial novel, The Satanic Verses.

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A deep study of the veneration of the Prophet in Islamic Piety...This scholarly work renders high service in promoting understanding not only internationally but in plural societies which have a Muslim presence. - Frontline Reveals rivalry and confrontation, but also fascination for the exotic as she points out clich's and distortions that have shaped western views of Islam and its founder. -Book News, Inc. In this well-written and timely work...Reeves makes a serious effort to be fair to the authors surveyed in her wrok regardless of the views held. - Choice An engaging and enlightening book. It does a superior job of showing how the West has contributed to the current clash of civilizations. -Sixteenth Century Journal Generations of Western writers from the Crusades to the present day have written portraits claiming to depict the life and personality of Muhammad, the founder of Islam. Over the course of thirteen centuries, stubbornly biased and consistently negative representations have persisted, presenting images which bear no resemblance to the noble man familiar to Muslims. Muhammad in Europe traces this consistent tradition of distortion and provides an account of the reasons behind it. Drawing on works dating from the Middle Ages to the last decade of the twentieth century and spanning Latin, Italian, French, German, and English language sources, the book culminates with a critical analysis of Salman Rushdie's controversial novel, The Satanic Verses.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: New York Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0814775640
• ISBN 13: 9780814775646
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 307
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