Faces of Muhammad: Western Perceptions of the Prophet of Islam from the Middle Ages to Today

by John Tolan

Book Overview

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. In Faces of Muhammad, John Tolan...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691167060
• ISBN13: 9780691167060
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"