Anglo-Saxon Perceptions of the Islamic World (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521829403)

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
ISBN-10: 0521829402
ISBN-13: 9780521829403
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/16/2003
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.31lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d