Journeys to the other shore Muslim and Western travelers in search of knowledge
The contemporary world is increasingly defined by dizzying flows of people and ideas. But while Western travel is associated with a pioneering spirit of discovery, the dominant image of Muslim mobility is the jihadi who travels not to learn but to destroy. Journeys to the Other Shore challenges thes...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press
c2006.
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| Edition: | Course Book |
| Series: | Princeton studies in Muslim politics.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426426706719 |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Transliteration and Spelling
- Chapter 1. Frontiers: Walls and Windows
- Chapter 2. Traveling Theorists and Translating Practices
- Chapter 3. Liars, Travelers, Theorists: Herodotus and Ibn Battuta
- Chapter 4. Travel in Search of Practical Wisdom
- Chapter 5. Gender, Genre, and Travel
- Chapter 6. Cosmopolitanisms Past and Present, Islamic and Western
- Notes
- Glossary of Arabic and Greek Terms
- Bibliography
- Index
