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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826809303321

Autore

Epstein Steven <1952->

Titolo

Purity lost : transgressing boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean, 1000-1400 / / Steven A. Epstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007

ISBN

0-8018-9212-0

1-4356-9208-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Collana

The Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ; ; 124th ser., 3

Disciplina

956/.014

Soggetti

Cultural relations

Middle East Relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-242) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The perception of difference -- Mixed relationships in the archipelago -- Treaties and diplomacy -- Renegades and opportunists -- Human and angelic faces.

Sommario/riassunto

Epstein reveals the modern view of cultural, ethnic, and religious purity in the early modern Mediterranean as a mirage, and he offers new insights into how present-day conceptions about creed, color, ethnicity, and language originated.