A Brief History of Islam in Europe: Thirteen Centuries of Creed, Conflict and Coexistence

by Maurits S. Berger

The relationship between Europe and Islam has been complicated, if not troubled, throughout the thirteen centuries since Muslims first began playing a part in European history. This volume offers a compact, yet comprehensive look at the entire history of the interaction of Islam and Eureopean culture, religion, and politics.

Maurits S. Berger focuses in particular on the transformations that the figure of the Muslim and the image of Islam...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9087281951
• ISBN13: 9789087281953
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Leiden University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.1"