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Mirage of the Saracen
Walter D. Ward
其他書名
Christians and Nomads in the Sinai Peninsula in Late Antiquity
出版Univ of California Press, 2014-12-17
主題History / Ancient / GeneralHistory / Middle East / GeneralReligion / Comparative Religion
ISBN05202837759780520283770
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=VnklDQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Mirage of the Saracen analyzes the growth of monasticism and Christian settlements in the Sinai Peninsula through the early seventh century C.E. 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 ÒSaracens.Ó 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 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.