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

ISBN-13: 9789087281953 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 236 str.

Maurits S. Berger

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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 have undergone in the European mind. Conqueror, Antichrist, scholar, benign ruler, corsair, tradesman, fellow citizenthe Muslim has been all of those and more, and even today, as Muslims make up a substantial portion of Europe s citizenry, they remain all too often a source of undeserved anxiety for ordinary people and politicians alike. Through Berger s clear prose and incisive analysis, the story of Islam and Europe is seen as one of interaction and mutual influence rather than perpetual antagonism."

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Contents
Foreword
Introduction
1. The Link to Today
2. ‘Islam’ and ‘Europe’
3. Europe’s Interaction with Islam
Chapter One. Uncivilized Europe (700–1000 ce)
Chapter Two. Crusading Europe (1000–1500 ce)
Chapter Three. Divided Europe (1500–1700 ce)
Chapter Four. Powerful Europe (1700–1950 ce)
Chapter Five. Struggling Europe (1950–)
Epilogue: Islamization of Europe or Europanization of Islam?
Notes
Bibliography
Index