Images of Islam, 1453-1600
Subtitle: Turks in Germany and Central Europe
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781848934061
Subjects: Christianity and other religions; Islam, relations, christianity; Turkey, foreign public opinion; East and west
Description: "Using evidence from contemporary printed images, Smith examines the attitudes of Christian Europe to the Ottoman Empire and to Islam. Conflicting feelings of fascination and fear among individuals reflect wider societal issues within the changing social, political and religious climate of Central Europe. Smith also considers the relationship between text and image, placing it in the cultural context of the Reformation and beyond."--