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The Question of Islamophobia and Marlowe's Tamburlaine the Great
In my thesis, I exam the way the Islamic religion had been attacked and negatively portrayed in European literature for centuries after the advent of this monotheistic religion under Prophet Mohammed’s flag in the Arabian Peninsula. Islam was demeaned and its culture was distorted as a means of bu...
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| description | In my thesis, I exam the way the Islamic religion had been attacked and negatively portrayed in European literature for centuries after the advent of this monotheistic religion under Prophet Mohammed’s flag in the Arabian Peninsula. Islam was demeaned and its culture was distorted as a means of building upon Christian confidence in the face of the sophisticated faith of Islam, which was spreading with surprising speed (represented by the Ottoman Empire) in Christian Europe. I look at different European examples of the negative portrayals of Islam before focusing specifically on English Renaissance writers generally and Christopher Marlowe specifically as a representative of his era. By closely examining Marlowe’s Tamburlaine the Great we are enabled a deeper understanding of the way Islam was looked at with fear and grudging respect in sixteenth century England. By understanding the status of Islam and its past reception in European Christendom, we reach a better understanding of modern Islamophobia in its current form; only by attempting to re-read the past can we understand the present. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-1285 The Question of Islamophobia and Marlowe's Tamburlaine the Great Al-Abboud, Dalia In my thesis, I exam the way the Islamic religion had been attacked and negatively portrayed in European literature for centuries after the advent of this monotheistic religion under Prophet Mohammed’s flag in the Arabian Peninsula. Islam was demeaned and its culture was distorted as a means of building upon Christian confidence in the face of the sophisticated faith of Islam, which was spreading with surprising speed (represented by the Ottoman Empire) in Christian Europe. I look at different European examples of the negative portrayals of Islam before focusing specifically on English Renaissance writers generally and Christopher Marlowe specifically as a representative of his era. By closely examining Marlowe’s Tamburlaine the Great we are enabled a deeper understanding of the way Islam was looked at with fear and grudging respect in sixteenth century England. By understanding the status of Islam and its past reception in European Christendom, we reach a better understanding of modern Islamophobia in its current form; only by attempting to re-read the past can we understand the present. 2016-06-01T07:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/286 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1285/viewcontent/2.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Tamburlaine Christopher Marlowe Islam religion Anglo-Ottoman NA NA |
| spellingShingle | Tamburlaine Christopher Marlowe Islam religion Anglo-Ottoman NA NA Al-Abboud, Dalia The Question of Islamophobia and Marlowe's Tamburlaine the Great |
| title | The Question of Islamophobia and Marlowe's Tamburlaine the Great |
| title_full | The Question of Islamophobia and Marlowe's Tamburlaine the Great |
| title_fullStr | The Question of Islamophobia and Marlowe's Tamburlaine the Great |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Question of Islamophobia and Marlowe's Tamburlaine the Great |
| title_short | The Question of Islamophobia and Marlowe's Tamburlaine the Great |
| title_sort | question of islamophobia and marlowe s tamburlaine the great |
| topic | Tamburlaine Christopher Marlowe Islam religion Anglo-Ottoman NA NA |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/286 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1285/viewcontent/2.pdf |
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