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Islamic Conversion and Christian Resistance on the Early Modern Stage

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This book explores the threat of Christian conversion to Islam in twelve early modern English plays. In works by Shakespeare, Marlowe, Massinger, and others, conversion from Christianity to Islam is represented as both tragic and erotic, as a fate worse than death and as a sexual seduction.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780748640843
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 272
  • Published:
  • August 18, 2010
  • Dimensions:
  • 165x241x21 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 572 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: August 10, 2025

Description of Islamic Conversion and Christian Resistance on the Early Modern Stage

This book explores the threat of Christian conversion to Islam in twelve early modern English plays. In works by Shakespeare, Marlowe, Massinger, and others, conversion from Christianity to Islam is represented as both tragic and erotic, as a fate worse than death and as a sexual seduction.

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