Muslim and Christian contact in the Middle Ages : a reader Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Origins and Background to Christian Islamic Interactions 1. The Pact of Umar 2. The Conquest of Alexandria 3. The Coming of Islam and the Destruction of the (Roman) World 4. Al Jahizs Warnings about the Christians 5. A Muslim Ambassador in Constantinople 6. The Conquest of the Iberian Peninsula 7. The Battle of Tours 8. Christians and Muslims in the Age of Charlemagne 9. Converting Churches into Mosques in Spain 10. Support for the Dhimmis 11. The Martyrs of Cordoba Chapter 2. Warfare in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Holy Land 12. The Coming of the Seljuk Turks 13. Calling the Crusades 14. The First Crusade 15. The Muslim Reaction 16. Richard the Lionheart and Saladin 17. The Seventh Crusade 18. The Conquest of Acre and the End of Crusader States 19. The Ottoman Turks and the Battle of Nicopolis 20. The Conquest of Constantinople Chapter 3. Warfare in the Spain and the Western Mediterranean 21. The Conquest of Toledo 22. The Arrival of the Almoravids 23. Two Views of El Cid 24. The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa 25. Christian Conquests and the Rise of the Nasrids 26. Warfare at Sea 27. Frontier Raids 28. The Conquest of Granada and Its Aftermath Chapter 4. Diplomacy and Alliances 29. A Complex Alliance 30. Frederick II and al Kamil 31. Crusader Mamluk Treaties 32. Ottoman Treaty with the Venetians 33. The Sultan Bayezid Sends a Relic to the Pope 34. A Christian King and his Muslim Vassal 35. Arranging the Surrender of a Castle 36. Negotiating a Truce 37. A Truce Agreement Chapter 5. Economic Relations 38. The Markets of Seville 39. Muslim Merchants in Christian Regions 40. A Venetian Trading License 41. Muslims and Christians in Business Partnerships 42. Muslims and Economic Exchanges in Las Siete Partidas 43. Maritime Commercial Law 44. An Appeal for Christian Merchants 45. Regulating Muslims in Lleida 46. Latin Christian Travelers Describe Foreign Markets and Goods 47. Truce Between the Turks and Genoese Safeguarding the Rights of Merchants Chapter 6. Religious Interactions 48. Muslim Polemics on the Gospels 49. The King of England Contemplates Conversion to Islam 50. Saint Francis Preaches to the Sultan of Egypt 51. Muslims and Christians Defend Monotheism 52. Plans to Recover the Holy Land 53. A Response to Christianity 54. Ramon Llull and Boccaccio 55. The Conversion of Anselm de Turmeda 56. Johann Schiltbergers Views on Islam Chapter 7. The Views of the Other 57. A Tale of Two Cities 58. The Eccentricities of the Franks 59. A Victory Sermon 60. A Christian View of Islam 61. Burchard of Mount Sion on the People of the East 62. The Pope the Patriarch and the Kohen 63. The Emperor and the Grand Turk Chapter 8. Lives of Minority Communities 64. The Regulation of Dhimmis 65. Ibn Jubayr in Sicily 66. Muslims under Castilian Law 67. An Incident in Cairo 68. Minority Communities and International Relations 69. A Fatwa against Christian Merchants 70. Ordinances of Valladolid 71. Muslim Minorities and the Complexities of the Law 72. Pietro Casola in Jerusalem Chapter 9. Intellectual Contacts 73. A Storehouse of Knowledge 74. Adelard of Bath and Arabic Sciences 75. A Muslim Geographer in King Rogers Court 76. Strange Medicines 77. Translations of Gerard of Cremona 78. Islamic Learning and Roger Bacon 79. Learning Arabic in the Christian World 80. Muslim Influence on Latin Medicine Chapter 10. Of Love and Bondage 81. The Wedding of Lady Theresa 82. Forbidden Love 83. Alfonso VI and Saida 84. Bohemond and the Turkish Princess 85. The Egyptian and His Frankish Wife 86. How to Purchase a Slave 87. Captive Tales 88. On the Janissaries 89. The Taking and Freeing of Captives in Iberia Sources Index of Topics