Muhammad in Europe
By: Minou Reeves ; with a biographical contribution by P.J. Stewart.
Contributors: Stewart, P. J.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
Subjects: Muḥammad, Prophet, d. 632; Islam -- Relations -- Christianity; Christianity and other religions -- Islam
Description: "Generations of Western writers from the Crusades down to the present day have claimed to depict the life and personality of Muhammad, the founder of Islam. Over the course of thirteen centuries, biased and stubbornly negative representations have persisted, presenting images which bear no resemblance to the noble figure familiar to Muslims. Muhammad in Europe traces this consistent tradition of distortion and provides an account of the reasons behind it."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-307).