Meeting the foreign/er in the Middle Ages : xenological approaches in medieval phenomena

This collectoion brings together an outstanding group of historical, cultural, and literary scholars to investigate the complicated, nuanced, and often surprising union and desire and dread associated with the figure of the foreign Other in the Middle Ages--represented variously by Muslims, Jews, heretics, pagans, homosexuals, lepers, monsters, and witches. Exploring the diverse manifestations of the foreign in medieval literature, historical documents, religous treatises, and art, these essays mine the traces of unprecedented encounters in which fascination and fear meet. Machine generated contents note: Introduction: The Self, the Other, and Everything in Between:Xenological Phenomenology of the Middle Ages ALBRECHT CLASSEN xi CHAPTER 1 THE SARACEN AND THE MARTYR: EMBRACING THE FOREIGN IN HROTSVIT'S PELAGIUS LISA WESTON 1 CHAPTER 2 FOREIGNER, FOE, AND NEIGHBOR: THE RELIGIOUS CULT AS A FORUM FOR POLITICAL RECONCILIATION MICHAEL GOODICH 11 CHAPTER 3 HUNGARIANS AS VREMDE IN MEDIEVAL GERMANY ALEXANDER SAGER 27 CHAPTER 4 THE FACE OF THE FOREIGNER IN MEDIEVAL GERMAN COURTLY LITERATURE DAVID F. TINSLEY 45 CHAPTER 5 VISITORS FROM ANOTHER SPACE: THE MEDIEVAL REVENANT AS FOREIGNER ALINE G. HORNADAY 71 CHAPTER 6 THE FOREIGNER WITHIN: THE SUBJECT OF ABJECTION IN SIR GOWTHER MICHAEL UEBEL 96 CHAPTER 7 SIR GOWTHER: IMAGINING RACE IN LATE MEDIEVAL ENGLAND JESUS MONTANO 118 CHAPTER 8 MARGINS IN MIDDLE ENGLISH ROMANCE: CULTURE AND CHARACTERIZATION IN THE AWNTYRS OFFARTHUREAT THE TERNE WATHELYNE AND THE WEDDING OF SIR GAWAIN AND DAME RAGNELL JEAN E. JOST 133 CHAPTER 9 CANNIBAL DIPLOMACY: OTHERNESS IN THE MIDDLE ENGLISH TEXT RICHARD COER DE LION LEONA F. CORDERY 153 CHAPTER 10 ANSELM TURMEDA: THE VISIONARY HUMANISM OF A MUSLIM CONVERT AND CATALAN PROPHET LOURDES MARFA ALVAREZ 172 CHAPTER 11 SOCIAL BODIES AND THE NON-CHRISTIAN 'OTHER' IN THE TWELFTH CENTURY: JOHN OF SALISBURY AND PETER OF CELLE CARY J. NEDERMAN 192 CHAPTER 12 RELIGIOUS GEOGRAPHY: DESIGNATING JEWS AND MUSLIMS AS FOREIGNERS IN MEDIEVAL ENGLAND DAVID B. LESHOCK 202 CHAPTER 13 FOREIGNERS IN KONRAD VON WURZBURG'S PARTONOPIER UND MELIUR ALBRECHT CLASSEN 226 CHAPTER 14 THE INTIMATE OTHER: HANS FOLZ'S DIALOGUE BETWEEN "CHRISTIAN AND JEW". Introduction: The Self, The Other, And Everything In Between: Xenological Phenomenology Of The Middle Ages / Albrecht Classen -- The Saracen And The Martyr: Embracing The Foreign In Hrotsvit's Pelagius / Lisa Weston -- Foreigner, Foe, And Neighbor: The Religious Cult As A Forum For Political Reconciliation / Michael Goodrich -- Hungarians As Vremde In Medieval Germany / Alexander Sager -- The Face Of The Foreigner In Medieval German Courtly Literature / David F. Tinsley -- Visitors From Another Space: The Medieval Revenant As Foreigner / Aline G. Hornaday -- The Foreigner Within: The Subject Of Abjection In Sir Gowther / Michael Uebel -- Sir Gowther: Imagining Race In Late Medieval England / Jesus Montaño -- Margins In Middle English Romance: Culture And Characterization In The Awntyrs Off Arthure At The Terne Wathelyne And The Wedding Of Sir Gawain And Dame Ragnell / Jean E. Jost -- Cannibal Diplomacy: Otherness In The Middle English Text Richard Coer De Lion / Leona F. Cordery -- Anselm Turmeda: The Visionary Humanism Of A Muslim Convert And Catalan Prophet / Lourdes María Alvarez -- Social Bodies And The Non-christian 'other' In The Twelfth Century: John Of Salisbury And Peter Of Celle / Cary J. Nederman -- Religious Geography: Designating Jews And Muslims As Foreigners In Medieval England / David B. Leshock -- Foreigners In Konrad Von Würzburg's Partonopier Und Meliur / Albrecht Classen -- The Intimate Other: Hans Folz's Dialogue Between Christian And Jew / Winfried Frey. Edited By Albrecht Classen. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "This collection brings together an outstanding group of historical, cultural, and literary scholars to investigate the complicated, nuanced, and often surprising union and desire and dread associated with the figure of the foreign Other in the Middle Ages--represented variously by Muslims, Jews, heretics, pagans, homosexuals, lepers, monsters, and witches. Exploring the diverse manifestations of the foreign in medieval literature, historical documents, religious treatises, and art, these essays mine the traces of unprecedented encounters in which fascination and fear meet."--EBook Central This collection of essays investigates the fascination, influence, and tolerances of the foreign "other" - non-Europeans, non-whites, non-Christians, gays and lesbians, peoples cast outside the pale, and physically or mentally impaired people - during the Middle Ages in Europe.