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Mapping the diverse images of Islam and Muslims in educational texts as reproduced in national contexts across Europe and neighbouring regions, Narrating Islam reveals a kaleidoscopic picture in which Central Europe (Germany) keeps alive historic images reaching back to the time of the Reformation; the South (Spain, Italy, Morocco) engages with shared memories and intimate encounters; the West (Great Britain, France) grapples with the reality of migration against the backdrop of medieval and colonial constructions; the South-east (Albania) reflects the ambivalence of being ‘in-between'two worlds; the Orthodox East (Russia) resuscitates old stereotypes of the ‘ferocious Tartar', whereas the Muslim East (Tartarstan) expresses postures of affinity with Europe. The first part of the book deals with the textual layers in which the different historic images of Muslims and Islam have become embedded. Textbook narratives build on these, choosing from a repertoire of images, selectively adding or dropping cultural artefacts to ‘fit'the present context. By analysing these layers, the authors unravel the longue durée of the European narrations that refer to Islam. Tracing their pathways throu

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Author

Thobani, Shiraz; Jonker, Gerdien

Publisher

I.B. Tauris; Bloomsbury

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780755610532

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Islam, Sociology