God's crucible: Islam and the making of Europe, 570 - 1215
In this panoramic history of Islamic culture in early Europe, a Pulitzer Prize winning historian re-examines what we thought we knew. Lewis reveals how cosmopolitan, Muslim al-Andalus flourished--a beacon of cooperation and tolerance between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity--while proto-Europe made...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York [u.a.]
W. W. Norton
2008
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| In: | Year: 2008 |
| Edition: | 1. ed. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Europe
/ Islam
/ History 570-1215
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| RelBib Classification: | BJ Islam KBA Western Europe TE Middle Ages |
| Further subjects: | B
Europe
Civilization
Islamic influences
B Europe History 476-1492 B Civilization, Medieval |
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| Summary: | In this panoramic history of Islamic culture in early Europe, a Pulitzer Prize winning historian re-examines what we thought we knew. Lewis reveals how cosmopolitan, Muslim al-Andalus flourished--a beacon of cooperation and tolerance between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity--while proto-Europe made virtues out of hereditary aristocracy, religious intolerance, perpetual war, and slavery.--From publisher description In this panoramic history of Islamic culture in early Europe, a Pulitzer Prize winning historian re-examines what we thought we knew. Lewis reveals how cosmopolitan, Muslim al-Andalus flourished--a beacon of cooperation and tolerance between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity--while proto-Europe made virtues out of hereditary aristocracy, religious intolerance, perpetual war, and slavery.--From publisher description |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0393064727 |