Western Representations of the Muslim Woman

Mohja Kahf is a professor in the English department and the Middle Eastern Studies Program at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

• Acknowledgments One. Introduction Two. The Muslim Woman in Medieval Texts. "Dame, ne parlez tant!" Three. The Muslim Woman in Renaissance Texts. "Una mujer a la morisca vestida" Four. The Muslim Woman from Enlightenment to Romanticism. "Je la fis entrer dans les appartements secrets" Five. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

"An insightful and provocative book. With an impressive knowledge of European literature from the medieval period to the mid-nineteenth century and in command of literary and feminist criticisms as well as Islamic history, Mohja Kahf unearths and revives conveniently forgotten images of Muslim women. This fascinating genealogyorelegated to oblivion, pushed in the footnotes, forced into invisibilityoreveals the evolving images of the Muslim women in the West." Farzaneh Milani, Associate Professor of Persian and Women's Studies, University of Virginia