The Ornament of the World
Subtitle: How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: April 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780316168717
Subjects: European history: c 500 to c 1500; Interfaith relations; c 1000 CE to c 1500; Medieval World History (Circa 450 - Circa 1450); History; History - General History; History: World; Europe - Spain & Portugal; Western Europe - General; History / Medieval; Medieval; Christians; Muslims; Spain; Toleration
First sentence: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE MID-EIGHTH CENTURY, AN INTREPID young man named Abd al-Rahman abandoned his home in Damascus, the Near Eastern heartland of Islam, and set out across the North African desert in search of a place of refuge.