Encounters with Islam in German Literature and Culture

by James Hodkinson

German-language writings about Islam not only reveal much about Islamic culture but also about the European home culture.

Islam has been a rich topic in German-language literature since the middle ages, and the writings about it not only reveal much about Islamic culture but also about the European home culture. Many of the early essays in this chronologically arranged volume uncover fresh evidence of how German writers used images of Islam-as-other...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571134190
• ISBN13: 9781571134196
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"