Anglo-Saxon Perceptions of the Islamic World (Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England)
By Katharine Scarfe Beckett
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Number Of Pages: 284
Publication Date: 2003-10-20
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0521829402
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780521829403
Binding: Hardcover
Book Description:
Katherine Scarfe Beckett is concerned with representations of the Islamic world in Anglo-Saxon England. Using a variety of literary, historical and archaeological evidence, Beckett argues that the first perceptions of Arabs, Ismaelites and Saracens were derived from Christian exegesis. These perceptions preconditioned Western expressions of hostility and superiority towards peoples of the Islamic world, and these received ideas prevailed over actual experience.
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