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The Mirage Of The Saracen : Christians And Nomads In The Sinai Peninsula In Late Antiquity

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رقم التسجيلة 5907
نوع المادة book
ردمك 9780520283770
رقم الطلب

BX387.W373

المؤلف D. Ward, Walter

العنوان The Mirage Of The Saracen : Christians And Nomads In The Sinai Peninsula In Late Antiquity
بيانات النشر Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2015.
الوصف المادي 193 P
بيان السلسلة Transformation of the Classical Heritage
المحتويات / النص

1- Saracens 2- Monasticism and Pilgrimage In the Sinai 3- The Sinai as Christian Space 4- Martyrdom In The Sinai 5- Imperial Response of the saracen Threat 6- The Murderous Sword Of The Saracen

المستخلص

'The Mirage of the Saracen analyzes the growth of monasticism and Christian settlements in the Sinai Peninsula through the early seventh century CE. Walter D. Ward examines the ways in which Christian monks justified occupying the Sinai through creating associations between Biblical narratives and Sinai sites while assigning uncivilized, negative, and oppositional traits to the indigenous nomadic population, whom the Christians pejoratively called "Saracens." By writing edifying tales of hostile nomads and the ensuing martyrdom of the monks, Christians not only reinforced their claims to the spiritual benefits of asceticism but also also provoked the Roman authorities to enhance defense of pilgrimage routes to the Sinai. When Muslim armies later began conquering the Middle East, Christians also labeled these new conquerors as Saracens, connecting Muslims to these pre-Islamic representations. This timely and relevant work builds a historical account of interreligious encounters in the ancient world, showing the Sinai as a crucible for forging long-lasting images of both Christians and Muslims, some of which endure today.'

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