Islamic Culture Through Jewish Eyes (Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures)

ISBN: 0415599385

Author: Alfonso, Esperanza

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Islamic Culture Through Jewish Eyes analyzes the attitude towards Muslims, Islam, and Islamic culture as presented in sources written by Jewish authors in the Iberian Peninsula between the tenth and the twelfth centuries. By bringing the Jewish attitude towards the "other" into sharper focus, this book sets out to explore a largely overlooked and neglected question - the shifting ways in which Jewish authors constructed communal identity of Muslims and Islamic culture, and how these views changed overtime.The books methodological sophistication and wide range of sources make it a valuable resource for scholars and researchers of comparative literature and cultural studies.