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Reorienting the East : Jewish travelers to the medieval Muslim world /

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"Reorienting the East explores the Islamic world as it was encountered, envisioned, and elaborated by Jewish travelers from the Middle Ages to the early modern period. The first comprehensive investigation of Jewish travel writing from this era, this study engages with questions raised by postc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jacobs, Martin, 1963-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2014]
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Jewish culture and contexts.
Subjects:
Jews > Travel > History > Early works to 1800.
Jewish travelers > History > Early works to 1800.
Travelers' writings, Hebrew > Early works to 1800 > History and criticism.
Travel, Medieval > Early works to 1800 > History and criticism.
Jews > Islamic Empire > History.
Palestine > Description and travel > Early works to 1800.
Middle East > Description and travel > Early works to 1800.
Judaism > Relations > Islam > History.
Islam > Relations > Judaism > History.
Judaism > Relations > Christianity > History.
Christianity and other religions > Judaism > History.
Islam.
Juden.
Reise.
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