John Tolan

Gebundenes Buch

Faces of Muhammad

Western Perceptions of the Prophet of Islam from the Middle Ages to Today

Beschreibung

Heretic and impostor or reformer and statesman? The contradictory Western visions of MuhammadIn 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

Autor

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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 161mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 704g
• ISBN-13: 9780691167060
• ISBN-10: 0691167060
• Artikelnr.: 54471325