ISBN: 9780932885302

Peaceful coexistence cannot be built when one faith has a consistent desire to conquer and dominate the other. El Cheikh's work can also be seen as an invitation to dialogue, not just amo… Mehr…

Peaceful coexistence cannot be built when one faith has a consistent desire to conquer and dominate the other. El Cheikh's work can also be seen as an invitation to dialogue, not just among historians and Byzantinists, but among Christians and Muslims who want to evaluate their own common histories honestly and openly. The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   Byzantium Viewed by the Arabs by Nadia Maria El Cheikh This book studies the Arabic-Islamic view of Byzantium, tracing the Byzantine image as it evolved through centuries of warfare, contact, and exchanges. Including previously inaccessible material on the Arabic textual tradition on Byzantium, this investigation shows the significance of Byzantium to the Arab Muslim establishment. FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description This book studies the Arabic-Islamic view of Byzantium, tracing the Byzantine image as it evolved through centuries of warfare, contact, and exchanges. Including previously inaccessible material on the Arabic textual tradition on Byzantium, this investigation shows the significance of Byzantium to the Arab Muslim establishment and their appreciation of various facets of Byzantine culture and civilization. The Arabic-Islamic representation of the Byzantine Empire stretching from the reference to Byzantium in the Qur'an until the fall of Constantinople in 1453 is considered in terms of a few salient themes. The image of Byzantium reveals itself to be complex, non-monolithic, and self-referential. Formulating an alternative appreciation to the politics of confrontation and hostility that so often underlies scholarly discourse on Muslim-Byzantine relations, this book presents the schemes developed by medieval authors to reinterpret aspects of their own history, their own self-definition, and their own view of the world. Author Biography Nadia Maria El Cheikh is Professor of History at the American University of Beirut. Review The achievement of this book is to have made a wide-ranging, theoretically informed, and useful introduction to an important subject. It has succeeded in signaling the most important periods and themes of its subject, cutting a new trail for future Arabist scholarship and giving specialists from other fields a view of the treasures that can be found in this one. -- Kevin van Bladel * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *In this very readable book, El Cheikh has given us an interesting and well-researched study into the perceptions entertained by the Muslims about their neighbours, the Byzantines… I have no hesitation at all in warmly recommending it to students and scholars seeking to learn more about this fascinating topic. -- Robert G. Hoyland * Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam *[El Cheikh] offers a clear and thorough survey of the various sources in a chronological framework. Her work is a valuable contribution to an area that has too often focused on polemics and has failed to see how identity is formed by defining oneself against the other… In addition, her work will be useful to those who want to examine the historical relationship between Islam and Christian cultures, especially outside of the usual areas of inquiry, the Crusades or colonialism. In addition to a survey of Arab-Muslim images of Byzantium, El Cheikh offers an historical evaluation of two faith traditions that have yet to live in peaceful coexistence in many parts of the world. Peaceful coexistence cannot be built when one faith has a consistent desire to conquer and dominate the other. El Cheikh's work can also be seen as an invitation to dialogue, not just among historians and Byzantinists, but among Christians and Muslims who want to evaluate their own common histories honestly and openly. -- Ben de Lee * St. Vladimir's Theological Quarterly * Review Quote The achievement of this book is to have made a wide-ranging, theoretically informed, and useful introduction to an important subject. It has succeeded in signaling the most important periods and themes of its subject, cutting a new trail for future Arabist scholarship and giving specialists from other fields a view of the treasures that can be found in this one. Details ISBN0932885306 Author Nadia Maria El Cheikh Short Title BYZANTIUM VIEWED BY THE ARABS Publisher Harvard University Press Series Harvard Middle Eastern Monographs Language English ISBN-10 0932885306 ISBN-13 9780932885302 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 949.502 Series Number 36 Year 2004 Imprint Harvard University, Center for Middle Eastern Studies Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Residence LE DOI 10.1604/9780932885302 Illustrations none AU Release Date 2004-10-15 NZ Release Date 2004-10-15 UK Release Date 2004-10-15 Pages 288 Publication Date 2004-10-15 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERYNo matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. 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2004, ISBN: 9780932885302

Harvard University, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Taschenbuch, 271 Seiten, Publiziert: 2004-09-15T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.8 kg, Verkaufsrang: 2408202, Sozialwissenschaft, K… Mehr…

Harvard University, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Taschenbuch, 271 Seiten, Publiziert: 2004-09-15T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.8 kg, Verkaufsrang: 2408202, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Naher Ostens, Geschichte, Geisteswissenschaften, Fachbücher, Archäologie, Naturwissenschaften & Technik, Geographie & Klima, Umwelt & Ökologie, Allgemein, Europa, Geschichte nach Ländern, Politik & Geschichte, Ägypten, Mittelalter, Epochen, Geschichte nach Themen, Taschenbücher, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Englische Bücher, Harvard University, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, 2004<

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