ISBN:
9783110710618
,
9783110710649
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (XIX, 349 Seiten)
Year of publication:
2021
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Malkiʾel, Daṿid Strangers in Yemen
Keywords:
HISTORY / Middle East / General
;
Jemen
;
Reisender
;
Kulturkontakt
;
Christ
;
Juden
;
Muslim
;
Geschichte 1833-1895
Abstract:
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Precursor -- Missionary -- Artist -- Emissary -- Scientist -- Merchant -- Explorer -- Soldier -- Images -- Bibliography -- Index
Abstract:
Strangers in Yemen is a study of travel to Yemen in the nineteenth century by Jews, Christians and Muslims. The travelers include a missionary, artist, scientist, rabbi, merchant, adventurer and soldier. The focus is on the encounter between people of different cultures, and the chapters analyze the travelers’ accounts to elucidate how strangers and locals perceived each other, and how the experiences shaped their perceptions of themselves. Cultural encounter is among the most important challenges of our time, a time of global migration and instant communication. Today, as in the past, history provides a valuable tool for illuminating the human experience, and this scholarly work stimulates us to contemplate the challenge of cultural encounter, for it affects us all
Note:
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
,
In English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110710618
