Western Representations of the Muslim Woman (häftad)

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Format: Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 219
Utgivningsdatum: 1999-06-01
Upplaga: illustrated ed
Förlag: University of Texas Press
Illustrationer: 1, black & white illustrations
Dimensioner: 227 x 152 x 12 mm
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ISBN: 9780292743373

Western Representations of the Muslim Woman

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Author: Mohja Kahf
ISBN: 9780292743373

From Termagant to Odalisque

av Mohja Kahf

Häftad, Engelska, 1999-06-01

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Veiled, secluded, submissive, oppressedthe "odalisque" image has held sway over Western representations of Muslim women since the Enlightenment of the eighteenth century. Yet during medieval and Renaissance times, European writers portrayed Muslim women in exactly the opposite way, as forceful queens of wanton and intimidating sexuality. In this illuminating study, Mohja Kahf traces the process through which the "termagant" became an "odalisque" in Western representations of Muslim women. Drawing examples from medieval chanson de geste and romance, Renaissance drama, Enlightenment prose, and Romantic poetry, she links the changing images of Muslim women to changes in European relations with the Islamic world, as well as to changing gender dynamics within Western societies.

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"An insightful and provocative book. With an impressive knowledge of European literature from the medieval period to the mid-nineteenth century and in command of literary and feminist criticisms as well as Islamic history, Mohja Kahf unearths and revives conveniently forgotten images of Muslim women. This fascinating genealogyorelegated to oblivion, pushed in the footnotes, forced into invisibilityoreveals the evolving images of the Muslim women in the West." Farzaneh Milani, Associate Professor of Persian and Women's Studies, University of Virginia

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Acknowledgments One. Introduction Two. The Muslim Woman in Medieval Texts. "Dame, ne parlez tant!" Three. The Muslim Woman in Renaissance Texts. "Una mujer a la morisca vestida" Four. The Muslim Woman from Enlightenment to Romanticism. "Je la fis entrer dans les appartements secrets" Five. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index