Constructing the Image of Muhammad in Europe

Constructing the Image of Muhammad in Europe
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages : 170
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ISBN-10 : 9783110300864
ISBN-13 : 3110300869
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Book Synopsis Constructing the Image of Muhammad in Europe by : Avinoam Shalem

Download or read book Constructing the Image of Muhammad in Europe written by Avinoam Shalem and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2013-06-26 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: thevolume represents a significant contribution to the complex history of the conceptualization and pictorialization of the Prophet Muhammad in the West. It gives a rapid and though deep overview of the history of the making of an image of the Prophet Muhammad in Europe and thus reflects the whole history of the making of the image of Islam in the Latin West, from the early medieval times till the 19th century. The book also provides the reader with ready access to the most recent scholarship concerning the image of Muhammad in Europe, in the form of comprehensive footnotes provided throughout the text and an extensive bibliography.


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