{"product_id":"sons-of-ishmael-muslims-through-european-eyes-in-the-middle-ages-paperback-softback-9780813044675","title":"Sons of Ishmael; Muslims Through European Eyes in the Middle Ages (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813044675","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSons of Ishmael\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMuslims Through European Eyes in the Middle Ages\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn V. Tolan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813044675\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 April 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.456 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eJohn Tolan is one of the world's foremost scholars in the field of early Christian\/Muslim interactions. These eleven essays explore, in greater depth than his previous books, a wide variety of topics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Bible and Qur'an agree that Arabs were the descendants of Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar. Ishmael is described in Genesis as \"\"a wild man; his hand will be against every man and every man's hand against him.\"\" To many medieval Christians, this was a prophecy of the violence and enmity between Ishmael's progeny and the Christians--spiritual descendants of his half-brother Isaac.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet Tolan also discusses areas of convergence between Christendom and Islam such as the devotion to the Virgin Mary in twelfth-century Syria and Egypt and the chivalrous myths surrounding Muslim princes, especially Saladin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy providing a closer look at the ways Europeans perceived Islam and Muslims in the Middle Ages, Tolan opens a window into understanding the roots of current stereotypes of Muslims and Arabs in Western culture.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52681330819352,"sku":"9780813044675","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/sons-of-ishmael-muslims-through-european-eyes-in-the-middle-ages-paperback-softback-9780813044675","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}