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The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science Ser.: Purity Lost : Transgressing Boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean, 1000-1400 by Steven A. Epstein (2006, Hardcover)
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Purity Lost : Transgressing Boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean, 1000–1400, Hardcover by Epstein, Steven A., ISBN 0801884845, ISBN-13 9780801884849, Brand New, Free shipping in the US There were a lot of boundaries there then; it was hard to spit in any direction without transgressing at least one, much like today. Epstein (medieval history, U. of Kansas) first examines the supposed inviolate categories of people that were constructed around such features as color, religion, language, and ethnicity. Then he gets to the fun part: exploring how people transcended boundaries between these in order to establish relationships with people different from themselves and even different orders of creation such as angels. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Product Identifiers
PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-100801884845
ISBN-139780801884849
eBay Product ID (ePID)53552744
Product Key Features
Number of Pages264 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePurity Lost : Transgressing Boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean, 1000-1400
Publication Year2006
SubjectInternational Relations / General, Europe / Medieval
TypeTextbook
AuthorSteven A. Epstein
Subject AreaPolitical Science, History
SeriesThe Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight17.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2006-010565
Reviews"The book is a mine of interesting information and stimulating insights... It leaves the reader thirsting for more." -- Peter Lock, Speculum, The book is a mine of interesting information and stimulating insights... It leaves the reader thirsting for more.
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Series Volume Number124
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal956/.014
Table Of ContentPreface Introduction 1. The Perception of Difference 2. Mixed Relationships in the Archipelago 3. Treaties and Diplomacy 4. Renegades and Opportunities 5. Human Angelic Faces Conclusion Notes Selected Bibliography Index
SynopsisPurity Lost 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. In this intriguing study, 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. These mixed relationships--among people who did not share language, creed, or skin color--undermined the pervasive claims of purity. They forced people to reflect on their own identities and the bonds--whether social, political, religious, or racial--that defined their lives. Drawing on examples from daily life and interstate politics, Epstein takes a close look at the renegades and rule-breakers of this era. He explores race, master/slave relationships, diplomatic relations between Christian Italians and Muslim Turks, religious conversions from Christian to Muslim and vice versa, and religious boundaries of the human and the angelic. Epstein reveals the modern view of cultural, ethnic, and religious purity in the early modern Mediterranean as a mirage, and he offers new insights into how present-day conceptions about creed, color, ethnicity, and language originated., Purity Lost 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. In this intriguing study, Steven A. Epstein finds that people consistently defied, overlooked, or transcended restrictions designed to preserve racial and cultural ......
LC Classification NumberDS63.18.E67 2006
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