The Cross and the Crescent: Christianity and Islam from Muhammad to the Reformation: Christianity and Islam from the Prophet Muhammad to the Reformation (Allen Lane History S.)

Fletcher, Richard

ISBN 10: 0713996862 / ISBN 13: 9780713996869

Editore: Viking Adult, 2003

The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Codice articolo GOR001943165

Riassunto:

A short, brilliant account of the relations between Islam and Christianity from Muhammad to the Reformation by England's leading mediaeval historian. Fletcher argues that though there were trading and cultural interactions between Islam and Christianity during the period when Arabs controlled most of the Mediterranean world, neither side was remotely interested in the religion of the other. "Christian and Moslem lived side by side in a state of mutual religious aversion. Given these circumstances, if religious passions were to be stirred up, confrontation would probably be violent." He shows how religious misunderstanding and antagonism between "the peoples of the book" has been present since their earliest encounters.

Informazioni sull?autore: Richard Fletcher is one of Britain's most distinguished medieval historians, and has for many years taught at the University of York. His THE QUEST FOR EL CID won the Wolfson Award and the Los Angeles Times History Prize; and THE CONVERSION OF EUROPE, was a best-seller for Harper Collins. His most recent book, BLOODFEUD, received excellent coverage on publication in 2002.

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Titolo: The Cross and the Crescent: Christianity and...
Casa editrice: Viking Adult
Data di pubblicazione: 2003
Legatura: Hardback
Condizione: Good