Strangers in Yemen : : Travel and Cultural Encounter among Jews, Christians and Muslims in the Colonial Era / / David Malkiel.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2021
• VerfasserIn: Malkiel, David,
• Place / Publishing House: München ;, Wien : : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, , [2020]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XIX, 349 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; List of Figures --; Precursor --; Missionary --; Artist --; Emissary --; Scientist --; Merchant --; Explorer --; Soldier --; Images --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110710618; 9783110750720; 9783110750706; 9783110704716; 9783110704518; 9783110704730; 9783110704525
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110710618
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: David Malkiel.

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.