Martin Jacobs
Islamische Geschichte in jüdischen Chroniken
Hebräische Historiographie des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts
[Islamic History in Jewish Chronicles. 16th- and 17th- Century Hebrew Historiography.]
2004. X, 332 pages. Published in German.
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- 978-3-16-148156-7
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Differing from early modern Christian historiography, contemporary Jewish authors painted an idealized picture of Muslim rulers, as Martin Jacobs shows in his analysis of 16th- and 17th- century Hebrew chronicles. At the same time, he discusses whether Jewish historical writing of that time continued in the medieval tradition or echoed Renaissance patterns.