Islam and the Victorians: Nineteenth Century Perceptions of Muslim Practices and Beliefs (Library of Middle East History) PDF
217 Pages·2008·5.428 MB·English
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This book brings to life Victorian Britain's conceptions and misconceptions of the Muslim World using a thorough investigation of varied cultural sources of the period. She discovers the prevailing representation of Muslims and Islam in the two major spheres of British influence - India and the Ottoman Empire - was reinforced by reoccurring themes: through literature and entertainment the public saw "the Mahomedan" as the "noble savage", a perception reinforced through travel writing and fiction of the "exotic east" and the "Arabian Nights".
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