Jalalzai, Zubeda. <br/><br/>
Washington Irving and Islam :  Critical Essays. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (138 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- An Introduction -- 1 Spanish Orientalism -- 2 What Pious Moslem Writers Tell Us -- 3 A Knickerbocker Prophet -- 4 Think Local, Act Global -- 5 Cadijah and the Desire for Female Power in Salmagundi and Mahomet -- Afterword -- Index -- About the Contributors. 
<br/><br/> This book examines Washington Irving's biography of the Prophet Muhammed and his other writings that engage Islamic history and the Muslim world. It explores the influence of Spain, Muslim and Christian legends, gender, and heroic biographies on Irving's writing and illustrates Irving's articulation of Orientalism and American nationalism. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781498569675 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Irving, Washington,-1783-1859-Knowledge-Islam.<br/>Irving, Washington,-1783-1859.-Mahomet and his successors.<br/>Islam in literature.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PS2092.I75 .W374 2018 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>818/.209