LEADER 04814nam 2200805Ia 450 001 9910454359403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-08763-0 010 $a9786612087639 010 $a1-4008-2524-5 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400825240 035 $a(CKB)1000000000756226 035 $a(EBL)445452 035 $a(OCoLC)355507764 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000490157 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11308295 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000490157 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10467727 035 $a(PQKB)10274311 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC445452 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36078 035 $a(DE-B1597)446457 035 $a(OCoLC)979881493 035 $a(OCoLC)984643904 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400825240 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL445452 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10284115 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL208763 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000756226 100 $a20011116d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPower in the portrayal$b[electronic resource] $erepresentations of Jews and Muslims in eleventh- and twelfth-century Islamic Spain /$fRoss Brann 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton, NJ $cPrinceton University Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (209 p.) 225 1 $aJews, Christians, and Muslims from the ancient to the modern world 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-14673-X 311 $a0-691-00187-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [161]-184) and index. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- $tABBREVIATIONS -- $tINTRODUCTION Power in the Portrayal -- $tCHAPTER ONE. Force of Character -- $tCHAPTER TWO. An Andalusi-Muslim Literary Typology of Jewish Heresy and Sedition -- $tCHAPTER THREE. Textualizing Ambivalence -- $tCHAPTER FOUR. Muslim Counterparts, Rivals, Mentors, and Foes-A Trope of Andalusi-Jewish Identity? -- $tCHAPTER FIVE. The Silence of the Jews: Judah al- A Harizi's Picaresque Tale of the Muslim Astrologer -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aPower in the Portrayal unveils a fresh and vital perspective on power relations in eleventh- and twelfth-century Muslim Spain as reflected in historical and literary texts of the period. Employing the methods of the new historical literary study in looking at a range of texts, Ross Brann reveals the paradoxical relations between the Andalusi Muslim and Jewish elites in an era when long periods of tolerance and respect were punctuated by outbreaks of tension and hostility. The examined Arabic texts reveal a fragmented perception of the Jew in eleventh-century al-Andalus. They depict seemingly contradictory figures at whose poles are an intelligent, skilled, and noble Jew deserving of homage and a vile, stupid, and fiendish enemy of God and Islam. For their part, the Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic texts display a deep-seated reluctance to portray Muslims in any light at all. Brann cogently demonstrates that these representations of Jews and Muslims--each of which is concerned with issues of sovereignty and the exercise of power--reflect the shifting, fluctuating, and ambivalent relations between elite members of two of the ethno-religious communities of al-Andalus. Brann's accessible prose is enriched by his splendid translations; the original texts are also included. This book is the first to study the construction of social meaning in Andalusi Arabic, Judeo-Arabic, and Hebrew literary texts and historical chronicles. The novel approach illuminates nuances of respect, disinterest, contempt, and hatred reflected in the relationship between Muslims and Jews in medieval Spain. 410 0$aJews, Christians, and Muslims from the ancient to the modern world. 606 $aJews$zSpain$zAndalusia$xHistory 606 $aArabic literature$zSpain$zAndalusia$xHistory and criticism 606 $aArabic literature$y750-1258$xHistory and criticism 606 $aArabic literature$xJewish authors$xHistory and criticism 606 $aJews in literature 606 $aMuslims in literature 607 $aAndalusia (Spain)$xEthnic relations 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aJews$xHistory. 615 0$aArabic literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aArabic literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aArabic literature$xJewish authors$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aJews in literature. 615 0$aMuslims in literature. 676 $a946/.8004924 700 $aBrann$b Ross$f1949-$01054640 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454359403321 996 $aPower in the portrayal$92487436 997 $aUNINA