Faces of Muhammad: Western Perceptions of the Prophet of Islam from the Middle Ages to Today - Hardcover
by John Tolan
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691167060ISBN-10:691167060UPC:9780691167060Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Islam, Religion, Politics & State, Religious Intolerance, Persecution & ConflictBook Topic:HistorySize:9.10 x 6.20 x 0.70 inchesWeight:1.5013Product ID:SC6JDEHDJR
Faces of Muhammad: Western Perceptions of the Prophet of Islam from the Middle Ages to Today
Heretic and impostor or reformer and statesman? The contradictory Western visions of Muhammad
In European culture, Muhammad has been vilified as a heretic, an impostor, and a pagan idol. But these aren't the only images of the Prophet of Islam that emerge from Western history. Commentators have also portrayed Muhammad as a visionary reformer and an inspirational leader, statesman, and lawgiver....Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691167060ISBN-10:691167060UPC:9780691167060Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Islam, Religion, Politics & State, Religious Intolerance, Persecution & ConflictBook Topic:HistorySize:9.10 x 6.20 x 0.70 inchesWeight:1.5013Product ID:SC6JDEHDJR
John Tolan is professor of history at the University of Nantes and a member of the Academia Europaea. His previous books include Saracens: Islam in the Medieval European Imagination and Saint Francis and the Sultan. Twitter @JohnVTolan
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