Power in the Portrayal

Zusatztext "Brann's book is elegantly written, scholarly in drawing on previous studies, yet original in its insights. The author makes his case that medieval Jews and Muslims in al-Andalus admired, scorned, deplored, and were envious of each other in varying measure and that each group's representation of the Other teaches us less about that other than about itself." ---Consuelo López-Morillas, Speculum Informationen zum Autor Ross Brann Klappentext Power in the Portrayal unveils a fresh and vital perspective on power relations in eleventh- and twelfth-century Muslim Spain as reflected in historical and literary texts of the period. Employing the methods of the new historical literary study in looking at a range of texts, Ross Brann reveals the paradoxical relations between the Andalusi Muslim and Jewish elites in an era when long periods of tolerance and respect were punctuated by outbreaks of tension and hostility. The examined Arabic texts reveal a fragmented perception of the Jew in eleventh-century al-Andalus. They depict seemingly contradictory figures at whose poles are an intelligent, skilled, and noble Jew deserving of homage and a vile, stupid, and fiendish enemy of God and Islam. For their part, the Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic texts display a deep-seated reluctance to portray Muslims in any light at all. Brann cogently demonstrates that these representations of Jews and Muslims--each of which is concerned with issues of sovereignty and the exercise of power--reflect the shifting, fluctuating, and ambivalent relations between elite members of two of the ethno-religious communities of al-Andalus. Brann's accessible prose is enriched by his splendid translations; the original texts are also included. This book is the first to study the construction of social meaning in Andalusi Arabic, Judeo-Arabic, and Hebrew literary texts and historical chronicles. The novel approach illuminates nuances of respect, disinterest, contempt, and hatred reflected in the relationship between Muslims and Jews in medieval Spain. Zusammenfassung Unveils a fresh perspective on power relations in eleventh- and twelfth-century Muslim Spain as reflected in historical and literary texts of the period. Employing the methods of the historical literary study in looking at a range of texts, this title reveals the paradoxical relations between the Andalusi Muslim and Jewish elites in this era. Inhaltsverzeichnis ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix ABBREVIATIONS xi INTRODUCTION: Power in the Portrayal 1 CHAPTER ONE: Force of Character 24 CHAPTER TWO: An Andalusi-Muslim Literary Typology of Jewish Heresy and Sedition 54 CHAPTER THREE: Textualizing Ambivalence 91 CHAPTER FOUR: Muslim Counterparts! Rivals! Mentors! and Foes--A Trope of Andalusi-Jewish Identity? 119 CHAPTER FIVE: The Silence of the Jews 140 BIBLIOGRAPHY 161 INDEX 185 ...

Autorentext
Ross Brann

Klappentext
Power in the Portrayal unveils a fresh and vital perspective on power relations in eleventh- and twelfth-century Muslim Spain as reflected in historical and literary texts of the period. Employing the methods of the new historical literary study in looking at a range of texts, Ross Brann reveals the paradoxical relations between the Andalusi Muslim and Jewish elites in an era when long periods of tolerance and respect were punctuated by outbreaks of tension and hostility. The examined Arabic texts reveal a fragmented perception of the Jew in eleventh-century al-Andalus. They depict seemingly contradictory figures at whose poles are an intelligent, skilled, and noble Jew deserving of homage and a vile, stupid, and fiendish enemy of God and Islam. For their part, the Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic texts display a deep-seated reluctance to portray Muslims in any light at all. Brann cogently demonstrates that these representations of Jews and Muslims--each of which is concerned with issues of sovereignty and the exercise of power--reflect the shifting, fluctuating, and ambivalent relations between elite members of two of the ethno-religious communities of al-Andalus. Brann's accessible prose is enriched by his splendid translations; the original texts are also included. This book is the first to study the construction of social meaning in Andalusi Arabic, Judeo-Arabic, and Hebrew literary texts and historical chronicles. The novel approach illuminates nuances of respect, disinterest, contempt, and hatred reflected in the relationship between Muslims and Jews in medieval Spain.

Zusammenfassung
Unveils a fresh perspective on power relations in eleventh- and twelfth-century Muslim Spain as reflected in historical and literary texts of the period. Employing the methods of the historical literary study in looking at a range of texts, this title reveals the paradoxical relations between the Andalusi Muslim and Jewish elites in this era.

Inhalt
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix ABBREVIATIONS xi INTRODUCTION: Power in the Portrayal 1 CHAPTER ONE: Force of Character 24 CHAPTER TWO: An Andalusi-Muslim Literary Typology of Jewish Heresy and Sedition 54 CHAPTER THREE: Textualizing Ambivalence 91 CHAPTER FOUR: Muslim Counterparts, Rivals, Mentors, and Foes--A Trope of Andalusi-Jewish Identity? 119 CHAPTER FIVE: The Silence of the Jews 140 BIBLIOGRAPHY 161 INDEX 185

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