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From Martyr to Murderer: Representations of the Assassins in Twelfth- and Thirteenth-Century Europe
Meriem Pagès
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
Ever since the publication of Orientalism, medievalists have attempted to apply Said‘s theses on the Western European representation of the Muslim Other tothe Middle Ages. Pagès examines the sect of the Nizari Isma’ilis (known for its use of political assassination) and its complicated relationship with Western Europe, providing a fascinating case study of such an endeavor.
The representation of the Nizaris, who came to be known in Europe as the Assassins, closely parallels that of Islam in the Middle Ages. However, how the sect was perceived in Latin Christendom is nuanced and complex, leading to divergent readings of the ... Read more
Ever since the publication of Orientalism, medievalists have attempted to apply Said‘s theses on the Western European representation of the Muslim Other tothe Middle Ages. Pagès examines the sect of the Nizari Isma’ilis (known for its use of political assassination) and its complicated relationship with Western Europe, providing a fascinating case study of such an endeavor.
The representation of the Nizaris, who came to be known in Europe as the Assassins, closely parallels that of Islam in the Middle Ages. However, how the sect was perceived in Latin Christendom is nuanced and complex, leading to divergent readings of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815633709
SKU
V9780815633709
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About Meriem Pagès
Meriem Pagès is associate professor in the Department of English at Keene State College in New Hampshire.
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