Beyond Orientalism: Ahmad ibn Qāsim al-Hajarī between Europe and North Africa
Material type: TextPublisher: Oakland: University of California Press, 2023Description: 314 p., 26 cmISBN:- 9780520390454
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ahmad al-Hajarî : trajectories of exile -- Networks of orientalism : out of the shadows -- Hajarî : a Morisco writer in the Arabic Republic of letters -- Hajarî in the world -- A harbor on the Atlantic Coast -- Artillery and practical knowledge in North Africa -- Conclusion.
"This book focuses on Ahmad Ibn Qâsim al-Hajarî (ca. 1570-ca. 1641), a Morisco who fled Spain where this minority of Muslim origins was persecuted. He led a successful career in North Africa, as a secretary to several Sultans in Morocco, and as a prolific translator and writer. He produced autobiographical texts, and translations between Spanish and Arabic, which attest to the important role he played in the cultural, diplomatic, and scientific connections between Europe and North Africa during the early modern period. This book situates his work within several contexts: the development of early modern Orientalism, the intellectual life of the Maghreb, and the history of technological circulation in the Western Mediterranean"-- Provided by publisher.
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