Anglo-Saxon Perceptions of the Islamic World

Zusammenfassung In this book, Scarfe Beckett is concerned with representations of the Islamic world prevalent in Anglo-Saxon England.

Auteur

Katharine Scarfe Beckett is a researcher in the offices of Prince El-Hassan bin Talal, Amman, Jordan.

Contenu

Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Islam during the Anglo-Saxon period; 3. Anglo-Saxon contacts with Islam; 4. Arabs and Arabia in Latin; 5. Ismaelites and Saracens in Latin; 6. Arabs, Ismaelites and Saracens in early Anglo-Latin; 7. Pseudo-Methodius and the sons of Ismael; 8. Arabs, Ismaelites and Saracens in Old English; 9. Persisting theories about Saracens in post-Conquest England; 10. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.