商品簡介
The defeat of Islam in Spain in 1492 marks the rise of European universalist and messianic ideologies that are at the true heart of the so-called "clash of civilizations," argues Majid (English, U. of New England). From that moment, he argues, anyone that didn't embrace Western religious and cultural views became the dangerous other requiring defeat. For Majid, it is this fact that drives Muslim and other provincialisms and obscurantisms. The universalist and messianic is especially evident in the current U.S. hegemonic drive called the "war on terror." Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Anouar Majid is Professor and Chair in the Department of English at the University of New England in Maine.
