A Faithful Sea: The Religious Cultures of the Mediterranean, 1200-1700 - Softcover

Adnan Husain; K. E. Fleming

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1851684964 ISBN 13: 9781851684960

Publisher: Oneworld Publications, 2007

Synopsis

Contemporary academia relies upon categorization. One can study Africa or Europe; East or West; the Middle Ages or the Early Modern period. In this innovative collection of essays, the Mediterranean is taken as a whole. The birthplace of the three principal monotheistic religions, it is shown to be a distinct cultural space characterized by hybridity, diversity, and cultural dynamism. Distinctive both in scope and approach, A Faithful Sea is insistent that regional history is far more than a mere aggregate of various national histories. Addressing a wide array of Mediterranean religious tradition and identity in the Medieval and Early Modern Periods, the essays unite in highlighting the cross-fertilization of people and society within the region. With contributions from leading specialists on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, readers from all backgrounds will find the concept of "Mediterraneity" both original and powerful.

About this title

About the Author:

Adnan A. Husain is Associate Professor and a Queen's National Scholar at Queen's University, Kingston. K.E. Fleming is Director of the Center for European and Mediterranean Studies at New York University, and Associate Director of the Remarque Institute.

Review:

"A beguiling entry into a fascinating history. Subtle analyses, rich case studies, and moving vignettes beckon the reader into a past in which Muslims, Christians, and Jews built their worlds side by side." -- David Nirenberg - Professor of Medieval History, Johns Hopkins University

"An erudite collection of essays examining the religious culture of the Mediterranean Sea." -- Nabil Matar - Professor of English at Florida Institute of Technology, and author of 'In the Lands of the Christians'

"Charts a direction for Mediterranean history that is sure to be influential." -- Thomas Burman - Associate Professor of History, University of Tennessee

"This wide-ranging and scholarly collection of articles embraces the artistic, literary, cultural, economic, and legal historiography of the pre-modern Mediterranean. It advances every subject on which it touches." -- Peregrine Horden - Author of 'The Corrupting Sea: A Study of Mediterranean History'

"A beguiling entry into a fascinating history. Subtle analyses, rich case studies, and moving vignettes beckon the reader into a past in which Muslims, Christians, and Jews built their worlds side by side." -- David Nirenberg - Professor of Medieval History, Johns Hopkins University

This wide-ranging and scholarly collection of articles embraces the artistic, literary, cultural, economic, and legal historiography of the pre-modern Mediterranean. It advances every subject on which it touches. -- Peregrine Horden - Author of 'The Corrupting Sea: A Study of Mediterranean History'

"A refreshing addition to the field of Mediterranean history. It is thought-provoking for scholars in the field, and the various essays can be utilized in the classroom for seminar discussions and lectures' illustrations." --Comitatus: A Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies

"A strikingly interdisciplinary group of essays concerning Christians, Muslims and Jews in the region, in the period of the thirteenth through the seventeenth centuries." --Speculum - A Journal of Medieval Studies

About this edition

• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1851684964
• ISBN 13: 9781851684960
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248