Sea of faith
Subtitle: Islam and Christianity in the medieval Mediterranean world
By: Stephen O'Shea
Publisher: Profile
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 411
ISBN-13: 9781861975218
Subjects: Christianity and other religions; Islam; History; Relations; Christianity; Military History; Religious aspects; Interfaith relations; Religious aspects of war
Description: In a magnificent book Stephen O'Shea evokes the epochal moments of this encounter between the two imperial faiths, bringing to life the instances of conflict and coexistence that were at once the marvel and the talk of an entire world. His story lights on all shores of the Mediterranean and provides a cogent reminder of a shared history. The fall of the Christian Middle East at Yarmuk, Martel's 'wall of ice' at Poitiers, Byzantium's rout at Manzikert, all the way through to Saladin at Jerusalem, Lazar at Kosovo and the suicidal defence of Malta against the Ottomans - these and other fragments of our collective memory come alive and together as part of a huge canvas in this fresh, narrative history. For all those who care about the present day, and the continuing coexistence of these two cultures, history has never been so timely.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Yarmuk 636; title: Poitiers 732; title: Córdoba; title: Manzikert 1071; title: Palermo and Toledo; title: Hattin 1187; title: Las Navas de Tolosa 1212; title: The sea of faith; title: Constantinople 1453 and Kostantiniyye; title: Malta 1565.