People of the book: The forgotten history of Islam and the west/ Karabell, Zachary.
Material type: TextPublication details: London John Murray publishers 2007Description: 343p.; none 21cmISBN:- 9780719567551
- BP 172 .K37 2007
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BP 172 .K345 1980 Islam and Christianity : | BP 172 .K345 1980 Islam and Christianity : | BP 172 .K346 1997 A Muslim and a Christian in dialogue / | BP 172 .K37 2007 People of the book: | BP 172 .K74 2010 Between Allah & Jesus : | BP 172 .M52 2005 Said Nursi's views on Muslim-Christian understanding : | BP 172 .M53 2003 What Muslims should know about Christianity / |
include index, maps, bibliography and notes
Contents:
Introduction --
In the name of the Lord --
At the court of the caliph --
The sacrifice of Isaac --
The crusades --
Saladin's jihad? --
The philosopher's dream --
The lord of two lands --
The tide begins to turn --
Brave new worlds --
The age of reform --
Hope and despair --
In an otherwise turbulent world --
Coda : is Dubai the future? Maps -
Summary:
Includes information on Abbasid caliphate, Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Alexandria, Andalusia, Antioch, Arabic language, Armenians, Baghdad, Balkans, Beirut, Berbers, Byzantine Empire, Cairo, Christianity, Christians, Constantinople, Cordoba, Crusades, Damascus, Egypt, England, Europe, Fatimid dynasty, France, Franks, Greek Orthodox Church, ancient Greeks, Habsburgs, Caliph Harun al-Rashid, Hebrew language, Heraclius (Byzantine Emperor), Hezbollah, Holy Land, Hospitallers, Sharif Husayn ibn Ali, Iberian Peninsula, India, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Istanbul, Janissaries, Jerusalem, Jesus Christ, Jews, jihad, Judaism, Latin language, Lebanon, Moses Maimonides, Maronite Christian Church, Mecca, Medina, Mediterranean Sea, Sultan Mehmed II, monks, monasteries, Morocco, Muhammad ibn Abdullah (Prophet), Muslims, mysticism, nationalism, North Africa, Ottoman Empire, Pakistan, Palestine, Paris, People of the Book, People of the Pact, Persia, poetry, Quran (Koran), Quraysh tribe, reform movements, Roman Catholic Church, Rome, Russia, Saladin, Salonica, Seljuk dynasty, September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Spain, sultan Suleyman I, Syria, Templars, Torah, Turkey, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, World War I, World War II, Zionism, Zoroastrians, etc.