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Purity Lost: Transgressing Boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean, 1000–1400
Steven A. Epstein
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Hardback. 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. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4, 3 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QRM; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
Purity Lost investigates the porous nature of social, political, and religious boundaries prevalent in the eastern Mediterranean-from the Black Sea to Egypt-during the Middle Ages. In this intriguing study, Steven A. Epstein finds that people consistently defied, overlooked, or transcended restrictions designed to preserve racial and cultural purity in order to establish relationships with those different from themselves. These mixed relationships-among people who did not share language, creed, or skin color-undermined the pervasive claims of purity. They forced people to reflect on their own identities and the bonds-whether social, political, religious, or racial-that defined their lives. Drawing on examples from ... Read more
Purity Lost investigates the porous nature of social, political, and religious boundaries prevalent in the eastern Mediterranean-from the Black Sea to Egypt-during the Middle Ages. In this intriguing study, Steven A. Epstein finds that people consistently defied, overlooked, or transcended restrictions designed to preserve racial and cultural purity in order to establish relationships with those different from themselves. These mixed relationships-among people who did not share language, creed, or skin color-undermined the pervasive claims of purity. They forced people to reflect on their own identities and the bonds-whether social, political, religious, or racial-that defined their lives. Drawing on examples from ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801884849
SKU
V9780801884849
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About Steven A. Epstein
Steven A. Epstein is the Ahmanson-Murphy Distinguished Professor of Medieval History at the University of Kansas.
Reviews for Purity Lost: Transgressing Boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean, 1000–1400
The book is a mine of interesting information and stimulating insights... It leaves the reader thirsting for more.
Peter Lock Speculum 2009 Epstein has deftly brought together social, political, economic, and cultural history.
George Dameron Journal of Interdisciplinary History 2008 The subject of this study is timely.
Olivia Remie Constable English Historical Review 2008 Purity Lost is ... Read more
Peter Lock Speculum 2009 Epstein has deftly brought together social, political, economic, and cultural history.
George Dameron Journal of Interdisciplinary History 2008 The subject of this study is timely.
Olivia Remie Constable English Historical Review 2008 Purity Lost is ... Read more