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Mirage of the Saracen

Christians and Nomads in the Sinai Peninsula in Late Antiquity

by Walter D. Ward

  • Hardback
  • 224 pages
  • Publisher: University of California Press
  • 15.9 x 23.2 x 2 cm

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"The Mirage of the Saracen "analyzes the growth of monasticism and Christian settlements in the Sinai Peninsula through the early seventh century CE. Walter D. Ward examines the ways in which Christian monks justified occupying the Sinai through creating associations between Biblical narratives and Sinai sites while assigning uncivilized, negative, and oppositional traits to the indigenous nomadic population, whom the Christians pejoratively called "Saracens." By writing edifying tales of hostile nomads and the ensuing martyrdom of the monks, Christians not only reinforced their claims to the spiritual benefits of asceticism but also also provoked the Roman authorities to enhance defense of pilgrimage routes to the Sinai. When Muslim armies later began conquering the Middle East, Christians also labeled these new conquerors as Saracens, connecting Muslims to these pre-Islamic representations. This timely and relevant work builds a historical account of interreligious encounters in the ancient world, showing the Sinai as a crucible for forging long-lasting images of both Christians and Muslims, some of which endure today.

  • Author

    Walter D. Ward

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    University of California Press

  • Published

    December 2014

  • Weight

    445g

  • Page Count

    224

  • Dimensions

    15.9 x 23.2 x 2 cm

  • ISBN

    9780520283770

  • ISBN-10

    0520283775

  • Eden Code

    4282826

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