摘要: "Sons of Ishmael" is the epithet that many Christian writers Middle Ages gave to Muslims. focuses on history conflict and convergence between Latin Christendom Arab Muslim world during this period.John Tolan one world's foremost scholars in field early Christian/Muslim interactions. These eleven essays explore, greater depth than his previous books, a wide variety topics.The Bible Qur'an agree Arabs were descendants Ishmael, son Abraham Hagar. Ishmael described Genesis as "a wild man; hand will be against every man man's him." To medieval Christians, was prophecy violence enmity Ishmael's progeny Christians - spiritual half-brother Isaac.Yet also discusses areas Islam such devotion Virgin Mary twelfth-century Syria Egypt chivalrous myths surrounding princes, especially Saladin.By providing closer look at ways Europeans perceived Muslims Ages, opens window into understanding roots current stereotypes Western culture.
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