Muslims in the Western Imagination

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Muslims in the Western Imagination
Author : Sophia Rose Arjana
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Language : English
Release Date : 02 June 2024
ISBN : 9780199324927
Pages : 281 pages
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Islam in the Western imagination -- The Muslim monster -- Medieval Muslim monsters -- Turkish monsters -- The monsters of Orientalism -- Muslim monsters in the Americas -- The monsters of September 11th.

Muslims in the Western Imagination

Islam in the Western imagination -- The Muslim monster -- Medieval Muslim monsters -- Turkish monsters -- The monsters of Orientalism -- Muslim monsters in the Americas -- The monsters of September 11th.

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Muslims in the Western Imagination

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