Strangers in Yemen is a study of travel to Yemen in the nineteenth century by Jews, Christians and Muslims. The travelers include a missionary, artist, scientist, rabbi, merchant, adventurer and soldier. The focus is on the encounter between people of different cultures, and the chapters analyze the travelers' accounts to elucidate how strangers and locals perceived each other, and how the experiences shaped their perceptions of themselves. Cultural encounter is among the most important challenges of our time, a time of global migration and instant communication. Today, as in the past, history provides a valuable tool for illuminating the human experience, and this scholarly work stimulates us to contemplate the challenge of cultural encounter, for it affects us all.
- ISBN10 3110710293
- ISBN13 9783110710298
- Publish Date 16 December 2020
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country DE
- Publisher De Gruyter
- Imprint De Gruyter Oldenbourg
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 368
- Language English
- URL https://degruyter.com/books/9783110710298