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Mirage of the Saracen

Christians and Nomads in the Sinai Peninsula in Late Antiquity

By: Walter D. Ward

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Mirage of the Saracen

Christians and Nomads in the Sinai Peninsula in Late Antiquity

By: Walter D. Ward

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 "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 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.

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Univ of California Press

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0520959523

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9780520959521

Critical and Miscellaneous Essays

Vol. I

By: Walter Scott

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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays

Vol. I

By: Walter Scott

Reprint of the original, first published in 1841.

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450

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3368892622

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Quillifer the Knight

By: Walter Jon Williams

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Quillifer the Knight

By: Walter Jon Williams

“Williams knows exactly what to do with Quillifer, and it's hugely entertaining.” —Locus “Walter Jon Williams is always fun, but this may be his best yet, a delight from start to finish, witty, colorful, exciting and amusing by turns, exquisitely written.” —George R. R. Martin “Chock full of derring-do, blood and thunder, swashbuckling, and other good stuff evocative of Rafael Sabatini, Sir Walter Scott, and the penny-bloods.” —Paul Di Filippo, author of The Big Get-Even Quillifer—now a member of the nobility—finds himself further immersed in court politics as the outcast princess Floria is suddenly in a position of power with a rebellion stoked by a certain brilliant tactician, in this thrilling sequel to Quillifer. Rogue. Joker. Lover. Reluctant conspirator. The ambitious young Quillifer was been knighted for services to the crown, but was then banished from court by a queen who finds him obnoxious. Now, after a two-year voyage to improve his fortunes, Quillifer returns to court and is plunged immediately into a maelstrom of intrigue that triggers duels, plots, amours, and rollicking adventure. Bounding back and forth from the high councils of state to the warm bed of his mistress, Quillifer must exert every ounce of seductive charm and low cunning in order to survive. Queen Berlauda’s foreign husband brings war in his wake, along with a clutch of officials who enforce the royal will with violence, torture, and judicial murder. A dragon menaces the realm, and political conspiracy threatens the life of Quillifer’s young patroness, Princess Floria. It’s the traditional job of a knight to fight dragons and rescue princesses, but Quillifer is hardly a traditional knight, and he brings to the job an array of unorthodox skills that dazzles his swarm of rivals, seduces their wives, and threatens the realm. But there’s a greater menace to Quillifer than deadly political intrigue, for once again he finds himself hunted by the cruel, beautiful, and vengeful goddess Orlanda.

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544

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Simon and Schuster

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1481490028

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9781481490023

Hieronymus Bosch, C. 1450-1516

Between Heaven and Hell

By: Walter Bosing

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Hieronymus Bosch, C. 1450-1516

Between Heaven and Hell

By: Walter Bosing

Examines the life and art of Hieronymus Bosch, a Netherlandish painter from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and includes reproductions of representative works.

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Mirage of the Saracen

Mirage of the Saracen

Critical and Miscellaneous Essays

Critical and Miscellaneous Essays

Quillifer the Knight

Quillifer the Knight

Hieronymus Bosch, C. 1450-1516

Hieronymus Bosch, C. 1450-1516

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