{"product_id":"muslim-and-christian-contact-in-the-middle-ages-a-reader-paperback-softback-9781442600669","title":"Muslim and Christian Contact in the Middle Ages; A Reader (Paperback \/ softback) 9781442600669","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMuslim and Christian Contact in the Middle Ages\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Reader\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJarbel Rodriguez (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781442600669\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 January 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e456 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.3 x 2.2 cm, 0.61 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eJarbel Rodriguez has accomplished something truly special in this volume. Not only has he collected a number of older translations of key sources, but he is the translator of many of the sources in the collection, bringing previously unknown sources (primarily from the Iberian corpus) into the mainstream of medieval studies. The volume is useful in dispelling notions about the simplicity of the medieval period, demonstrating instead the true diversity and complexity of the lives of medieval Christians and Muslims. The final characteristic which recommends this book is Rodriguez' editorial hand. In selecting, arranging, and cropping his sources, Rodriguez has allowed the documents to speak for themselves but still serve as starting places for discussions among students of medieval history. The didactic opportunities which Rodriguez has cultivated through his editorial hand are invaluable. When discussing Christians opting for martyrdom at the hands of Muslims, for example, a teacher could naturally move a discussion from martyrs to crusading knights, making the whole medieval world fit together in all its messiness and confusion. Most useful as a classroom text or for the novice medievalist, this excellent assembly of chronicles, law codes, literature, poetry, correspondence, and moral instruction, commands a strong recommendation. - \u003ci\u003eThe Medieval Review\u003c\/i\u003e Particularly modern events have sharpened our interest in this large topic, and hence the present anthology specifically geared toward university students comes as a most welcome enrichment of our teaching material. But this collection of relevant texts will also serve scholarship at large, allowing researchers from outside this specialized field to gain immediate access to many of the crucial documents. - \u003cem\u003eMediaevistik\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo study the interactions between Muslims and Christians in the medieval period is to observe a history of conflict and co-existence encompassing warfare, piracy, and raiding as well as commerce, intellectual exchanges, and personal relationships that transcended religious differences. With particular focus on the Mediterranean world, this collection of more than 80 readings includes sources from Byzantine, Jewish, Muslim, and Latin Christian authors that explore the conflicts and contacts between Muslims and Christians from the seventh to the fifteenth century. Jarbel Rodriguez has selected geographically diverse readings and multiple sources on the same event or topic so that readers gain a better understanding of the relationship that existed between Muslims and Christians in the Middle Ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e  Introduction\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 1. Origins and Background to Christian\/Islamic Interactions\u003cbr\u003e  1. The Pact of Umar \u003cbr\u003e  2. The Conquest of Alexandria\u003cbr\u003e  3. The Coming of Islam and the Destruction of the (Roman) World\u003cbr\u003e  4. Al-Jahiz's Warnings about the Christians\u003cbr\u003e  5. A Muslim Ambassador in Constantinople \u003cbr\u003e  6. The Conquest of the Iberian Peninsula \u003cbr\u003e  7. The Battle of Tours \u003cbr\u003e  8. Christians and Muslims in the Age of Charlemagne \u003cbr\u003e  9. Converting Churches into Mosques in Spain \u003cbr\u003e  10. Support for the \u003cem\u003eDhimmis\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  11. The Martyrs of Cordoba \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 2. Warfare in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Holy Land\u003cbr\u003e  12. The Coming of the Seljuk Turks \u003cbr\u003e  13. Calling the Crusades \u003cbr\u003e  14. The First Crusade \u003cbr\u003e  15. The Muslim Reaction \u003cbr\u003e  16. Richard the Lionheart and Saladin \u003cbr\u003e  17. The Seventh Crusade \u003cbr\u003e  18. The Conquest of Acre and the End of Crusader States \u003cbr\u003e  19. The Ottoman Turks and the Battle of Nicopolis \u003cbr\u003e  20. The Conquest of Constantinople \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 3. Warfare in the Spain and the Western Mediterranean\u003cbr\u003e  21. The Conquest of Toledo \u003cbr\u003e  22. The Arrival of the Almoravids \u003cbr\u003e  23. Two Views of El Cid\u003cbr\u003e  24. The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa\u003cbr\u003e  25. Christian Conquests and the Rise of the Nasrids \u003cbr\u003e  26. Warfare at Sea\u003cbr\u003e  27. Frontier Raids \u003cbr\u003e  28. The Conquest of Granada and Its Aftermath \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 4. Diplomacy and Alliances\u003cbr\u003e  29. A Complex Alliance \u003cbr\u003e  30. Frederick II and al-Kamil \u003cbr\u003e  31. Crusader\/Mamluk Treaties\u003cbr\u003e  32. Ottoman Treaty with the Venetians \u003cbr\u003e  33. The Sultan Bayezid Sends a Relic to the Pope \u003cbr\u003e  34. A Christian King and his Muslim Vassal \u003cbr\u003e  35. Arranging the Surrender of a Castle \u003cbr\u003e  36. Negotiating a Truce \u003cbr\u003e  37. A Truce Agreement\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 5. Economic Relations\u003cbr\u003e  38. The Markets of Seville \u003cbr\u003e  39. Muslim Merchants in Christian Regions\u003cbr\u003e  40. A Venetian Trading License\u003cbr\u003e  41. Muslims and Christians in Business Partnerships\u003cbr\u003e  42. Muslims and Economic Exchanges in \u003cem\u003eLas Siete Partidas\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  43. Maritime Commercial Law \u003cbr\u003e  44. An Appeal for Christian Merchants \u003cbr\u003e  45. Regulating Muslims in Lleida\u003cbr\u003e  46. Latin Christian Travelers Describe Foreign Markets and Goods\u003cbr\u003e  47. Truce Between the Turks and Genoese Safeguarding the Rights of Merchants \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 6. Religious Interactions\u003cbr\u003e  48. Muslim Polemics on the Gospels \u003cbr\u003e  49. The King of England Contemplates Conversion to Islam\u003cbr\u003e  50. Saint Francis Preaches to the Sultan of Egypt \u003cbr\u003e  51. Muslims and Christians Defend Monotheism \u003cbr\u003e  52. Plans to Recover the Holy Land \u003cbr\u003e  53. A Response to Christianity \u003cbr\u003e  54. Ramon Llull and Boccaccio \u003cbr\u003e  55. The Conversion of Anselm de Turmeda\u003cbr\u003e  56. Johann Schiltberger's Views on Islam \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 7. The Views of the Other \u003cbr\u003e  57. A Tale of Two Cities \u003cbr\u003e  58. The Eccentricities of the Franks \u003cbr\u003e  59. A Victory Sermon \u003cbr\u003e  60. A Christian View of Islam\u003cbr\u003e  61. Burchard of Mount Sion on the People of the East \u003cbr\u003e  62. The Pope, the Patriarch and the Kohen\u003cbr\u003e  63. The Emperor and the Grand Turk \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 8. Lives of Minority Communities\u003cbr\u003e  64. The Regulation of \u003cem\u003eDhimmis\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  65. Ibn Jubayr in Sicily \u003cbr\u003e  66. Muslims under Castilian Law \u003cbr\u003e  67. An Incident in Cairo \u003cbr\u003e  68. Minority Communities and International Relations \u003cbr\u003e  69. A \u003cem\u003eFatwa\u003c\/em\u003e against Christian Merchants\u003cbr\u003e  70. Ordinances of Valladolid\u003cbr\u003e  71. Muslim Minorities and the Complexities of the Law \u003cbr\u003e  72. Pietro Casola in Jerusalem \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 9. Intellectual Contacts\u003cbr\u003e  73. A Storehouse of Knowledge \u003cbr\u003e  74. Adelard of Bath and Arabic Sciences \u003cbr\u003e  75. A Muslim Geographer in King Roger's Court \u003cbr\u003e  76. Strange Medicines\u003cbr\u003e  77. Translations of Gerard of Cremona\u003cbr\u003e  78. Islamic Learning and Roger Bacon\u003cbr\u003e  79. Learning Arabic in the Christian World\u003cbr\u003e  80. Muslim Influence on Latin Medicine \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 10. Of Love and Bondage\u003cbr\u003e  81. The Wedding of Lady Theresa \u003cbr\u003e  82. Forbidden Love \u003cbr\u003e  83. Alfonso VI and Sa'ida \u003cbr\u003e  84. Bohemond and the Turkish Princess \u003cbr\u003e  85. The Egyptian and His Frankish Wife\u003cbr\u003e  86. How to Purchase a Slave\u003cbr\u003e  87. Captive Tales \u003cbr\u003e  88. On the Janissaries\u003cbr\u003e  89. The Taking and Freeing of Captives in Iberia \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Sources\u003cbr\u003e  Index of Topics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685403619608,"sku":"9781442600669","price":31.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/muslim-and-christian-contact-in-the-middle-ages-a-reader-paperback-softback-9781442600669","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}