num_pages: 191
description: Beginning with a concise study of Islam -- the religion, the state, and the culture -- this book surveys the cultural relations between the worlds of Islam and Christendom. Against a background of medieval and modern politico-military history, the discussion points to the impact of Eastern culture on the West, and of Western culture and modernization on the East.
language: English
title: Islam and the West: A Historical Cultural Survey
titlecomplete: Islam and the West: A Historical Cultural Survey (The Anvil Series)
ratings_count: 10
publisher: Krieger Pub Co