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God's Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215 Book

Provides accounts of some of the greatest battles fought and reveals how cosmopolitan Muslim al-Andalus flourished - a beacon of co-operation between Islam Judaism and Christianity - while proto-Europe defining itself in opposition to Islam made virtues out of hereditary aristocracy religious intolerance perpetual war and slavery.Read More

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    "A furiously complex age; a powerful narrative."—New York Times Book Review, Editor's Choice

    Hailed by critics as an essential book, God's Crucible is a bold, new interpretation of Islamic Spain and the birth of Europe from one of our greatest historians. David Levering Lewis's narrative, filled with accounts of some of the greatest battles in world history, reveals how cosmopolitan, Muslim al-Andalus flourished—a beacon of cooperation and tolerance—while proto-Europe floundered in opposition.

    At the beginning of the eighth century, the Arabs brought a momentous revolution in power, religion, and culture to Dark Ages Europe. David Levering Lewis's masterful history begins with the fall of the Persian and Roman empires, followed by the rise of the prophet Muhammad and the creation of Muslim Spain. Five centuries of engagement between the Muslim imperium and an emerging Europe followed, from the Muslim conquest of Visigoth Hispania in 711 to Latin Christendom's declaration of unconditional warfare on the Caliphate in 1215. Lewis's narrative, filled with accounts of some of the greatest battles in world history, reveals how cosmopolitan, Muslim al-Andalus flourished—a beacon of cooperation and tolerance between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity—while proto-Europe, defining itself in opposition to Islam, made virtues out of hereditary aristocracy, religious intolerance, perpetual war, and slavery. A cautionary tale, God's Crucible provides a new interpretation of world-altering events whose influence remains as current as today's headlines. 8 pages of color illustrations; 4 maps

  • 0393064727
  • 9780393064728
  • DL Lewis
  • 26 February 2008
  • W. W. Norton & Co.
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 512
  • illustrated edition
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