Purity lost : transgressing boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean, 1000-1400 / Steven A. Epstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Epstein, Steven, 1952-

Series:

Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ; 124th ser., 3.

The Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ; 124th ser., 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Relations.

Middle East--Relations.

Middle East.

Cultural relations.

Middle East Region.

Physical Description:

xiii, 250 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.

Summary:

This intriguing study investigates the porous nature of social, political, and religious boundaries prevalent in the eastern Mediterranean -- from the Black Sea to Egypt -- during the Middle Ages. Steven A. Epstein finds that people consistently defied, overlooked, or transcended restrictions designed to preserve racial and cultural purity in order to establish relationships with those different from themselves.

Contents:

The perception of difference

Mixed relationships in the archipelago

Treaties and diplomacy

Renegades and opportunists

Human and angelic faces.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-242) and index.

ISBN:

0801884845

9780801884849

OCLC:

65400491

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