Overview
This classic study by Norman Daniel explores the political and religious considerations behind distorted western views of Islam, examining Christian-Muslim interaction from medieval times to the modern world. First published over 30 years ago, the message within this great scholarly achievement is more relevant today than ever before. This timeless and accessible book should be of interest to students and for anyone wishing to gain a deeper insight into the complex relations between two of the world’s greatest religions.
Full Product Details
Author: Norman Daniel
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Imprint: Oneworld Academic
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 13.70cm
, Height: 3.50cm
, Length: 21.80cm
Weight: 0.585kg
ISBN: 9781851686568
ISBN 10: 1851686568
Pages: 472
Publication Date: 13 January 2009
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
A monumental work of painstaking scholarship. * Impact International * A justly celebrated account of the reaction to the Christian world to the phenomenon of Islam. * Expository Times * Carefully researched. An important addition to public and academic libraries. * Library Journal * Painstakingly thorough. Twenty Years after its first publication, Islam and the West remains the standard work on views of Christian polemicists towards Islam. * Religious Studies Review * The importance of the late Norman Daniel's updated study... is as great now as it was when the first edition was published. * The Times Literary Supplement *
The importance of the late Norman Daniel's updated study... is as great now as it was when the first edition was published. The Times Literary Supplement Painstakingly thorough. Twenty Years after its first publication, Islam and the West remains the standard work on views of Christian polemicists towards Islam. Religious Studies Review Carefully researched. An important addition to public and academic libraries. Library Journal A justly celebrated account of the reaction to the Christian world to the phenomenon of Islam. Expository Times A monumental work of painstaking scholarship. Impact International
The importance of the late Norman Daniel's updated study... is as great now as it was when the first edition was published. * The Times Literary Supplement * Painstakingly thorough. Twenty Years after its first publication, Islam and the West remains the standard work on views of Christian polemicists towards Islam. * Religious Studies Review * Carefully researched. An important addition to public and academic libraries. * Library Journal * A justly celebrated account of the reaction to the Christian world to the phenomenon of Islam. * Expository Times * A monumental work of painstaking scholarship. * Impact International *
"""The importance of the late Norman Daniel’s updated study… is as great now as it was when the first edition was published."" * The Times Literary Supplement * ""Painstakingly thorough. Twenty Years after its first publication, Islam and the West remains the standard work on views of Christian polemicists towards Islam."" * Religious Studies Review * ""Carefully researched. An important addition to public and academic libraries."" * Library Journal * ""A justly celebrated account of the reaction to the Christian world to the phenomenon of Islam."" * Expository Times * ""A monumental work of painstaking scholarship."" * Impact International *"
Author Information
Norman Daniel was an eminent historian on the Middle Ages and intercultural relations. Educated at Queen’s College, Oxford, and Edinburgh University, his other books include The Arabs and Medieval Europe; The Cultural Barrier; Heroes and Saracens and Islam: Past Influence and Future Challenges.
