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Western Representations of the Muslim Woman
From Termagant to Odalisque
Taschenbuch von Mohja Kahf
Sprache: Englisch

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Veiled, secluded, submissive, oppressed-the "odalisque" image has held sway over Western representations of Muslim women since the Enlightenment of the eighteenth century. Yet during medieval and Renaissance times, European writers portrayed Muslim women in exactly the opposite way, as forceful queens of wanton and intimidating sexuality.

In this illuminating study, Mohja Kahf traces the process through which the "termagant" became an "odalisque" in Western representations of Muslim women. Drawing examples from medieval chanson de geste and romance, Renaissance drama, Enlightenment prose, and Romantic poetry, she links the changing images of Muslim women to changes in European relations with the Islamic world, as well as to changing gender dynamics within Western societies.
Veiled, secluded, submissive, oppressed-the "odalisque" image has held sway over Western representations of Muslim women since the Enlightenment of the eighteenth century. Yet during medieval and Renaissance times, European writers portrayed Muslim women in exactly the opposite way, as forceful queens of wanton and intimidating sexuality.

In this illuminating study, Mohja Kahf traces the process through which the "termagant" became an "odalisque" in Western representations of Muslim women. Drawing examples from medieval chanson de geste and romance, Renaissance drama, Enlightenment prose, and Romantic poetry, she links the changing images of Muslim women to changes in European relations with the Islamic world, as well as to changing gender dynamics within Western societies.
Über den Autor

Mohja Kahf is a professor in the English department and the Middle Eastern Studies Program at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Acknowledgments
  • One. Introduction
  • Two. The Muslim Woman in Medieval Texts. "Dame, ne parlez tant!"
  • Three. The Muslim Woman in Renaissance Texts. "Una mujer a la morisca vestida"
  • Four. The Muslim Woman from Enlightenment to Romanticism. "Je la fis entrer dans les appartements secrets"
  • Five. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
Genre: Allgemeine Lexika
Rubrik: Literaturwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780292743373
ISBN-10: 0292743378
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Kahf, Mohja
Hersteller: University of Texas Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Mohja Kahf
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.06.1999
Gewicht: 0,371 kg
Artikel-ID: 106798041
Über den Autor

Mohja Kahf is a professor in the English department and the Middle Eastern Studies Program at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Acknowledgments
  • One. Introduction
  • Two. The Muslim Woman in Medieval Texts. "Dame, ne parlez tant!"
  • Three. The Muslim Woman in Renaissance Texts. "Una mujer a la morisca vestida"
  • Four. The Muslim Woman from Enlightenment to Romanticism. "Je la fis entrer dans les appartements secrets"
  • Five. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
Genre: Allgemeine Lexika
Rubrik: Literaturwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780292743373
ISBN-10: 0292743378
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Kahf, Mohja
Hersteller: University of Texas Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Mohja Kahf
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.06.1999
Gewicht: 0,371 kg
Artikel-ID: 106798041
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