Product Description

This title takes as its premise the "lost world" of a shared Indian, Arab and Jewish culture which was destroyed in the early modern period by the expansion of Europe. Its discusses: literary texts, an examination of Genesis, Mediterranean cookery, Jewish mysticism and English Romanticism.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2967461 in Books
• Published on: 2001-07-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.05 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Review
"I find this book to be an impressive achievement indeed. The combination of Docker's own adventure and his interwoven micro-histories spawns an image of identity that exceeds those found in either nationalist stories, univocal versions of monotheism or thin secular models of public culture. Readers will be touched and moved by this text even as they are drawn to exploration of hidden, forgotten or marginalized dimensions of their own identities. The book is a tour de force, and it will have a profound impact on readers in a variety of walks of life and academic fields. I have learned a lot from it."--William Connolly, Professor and Chair, Political Science, Johns Hopkins University