Western Views Of Islam In Medieval And Early Mo... -

The volume includes an introduction by the editors and 11 chapters authored by various scholars, covering topics from the First Crusade chronicles and legal texts to the representation of the "Saracen" in Italian literature and early modern Orientalism.

: Essays analyze primary works and historical records from England, France, Italy, Spain, and the Holy Lands . Western Views of Islam in Medieval and Early Mo...

: It tracks the shift from medieval depictions of Muslims as pagan idolaters or heretics to early modern "Orientalist" perspectives influenced by the rise of the Ottoman Empire. The volume includes an introduction by the editors