Anglo-Saxon Perceptions of the Islamic World

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.

Author: Katharine Scarfe Beckett
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 10/16/2003
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.31lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9780521829403

About the Author
Scarfe Beckett, Katharine: - Katharine Scarfe Beckett is a researcher in the offices of Prince El-Hassan bin Talal, Amman, Jordan.

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