Under Crescent and Cross
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: October 2, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780691010823
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 500 to c 1500; History of specific racial & ethnic groups; Jewish studies; World history; Jewish - General; History; History - General History; History: World; Middle East; Medieval; Art and Architecture; History / Jewish; Middle Eastern Studies; Mind, Body, Spirit
First sentence: "Already at the end of the Middle Ages one encounters among Jews the belief that medieval Islam provided a peaceful haven for Jews, whereas Christendom relentlessly persecuted them."