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Medieval Christian Perceptions of Islam: A Book of Essays

John Victor Tolan

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For medieval Christians, Islam presented a series of disquieting challenges, and individual Christians portrayed Muslim culture in varied ways, according to their interests and prejudices. These fifteen original essays focus on unfamiliar texts that reflect the wide range of medieval Christianity's preoccupation with Islam, treating works from many different periods and in a wide range of genres and languages.

Pages: 440

Format: ebook

Publisher: Routledge

Release: December 02, 2013

ISBN: 1136697896

ISBN 13: 9781136697890

Medieval Christian Perceptions of Islam: A Book of Essays

John Victor Tolan

4/5 ( ratings)

For medieval Christians, Islam presented a series of disquieting challenges, and individual Christians portrayed Muslim culture in varied ways, according to their interests and prejudices. These fifteen original essays focus on unfamiliar texts that reflect the wide range of medieval Christianity's preoccupation with Islam, treating works from many different periods and in a wide range of genres and languages.

Pages: 440

Format: ebook

Publisher: Routledge

Release: December 02, 2013

ISBN: 1136697896

ISBN 13: 9781136697890

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