Reorienting the East Jewish travelers to the medieval Muslim world - Jacobs, Martin 1963- (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014)
The first comprehensive investigation of premodern Jewish travel writing about the Islamic world, Reorienting the East examines Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic travel accounts from the mid-twelfth to the early sixteenth centuries that subvert, or reorient a decidedly Christian vision of the region and reflect changing Jewish self-perceptions
Keywords: Geschichte 880-1564; Geografie, Reisen; Christianity and other religions / Judaism / History; Judaism / Relations / Christianity / History; Islam / Relations / Judaism / History; Judaism / Relations / Islam / History; Jews / Islamic Empire / History; Travel, Medieval / Early works to 1800 / History and criticism; Travelers' writings, Hebrew / Early works to 1800 / History and criticism; Jewish travelers / History / Early works to 1800; Jews / Travel / History / Early works to 1800; LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval; Christentum; Geschichte; Juden; Judentum; Reise; Islam; Reisebericht