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God's crucible : Islam and the making of Europe, 570 to 1215 / David Levering Lewis.
| Author/creator | Lewis, David Levering, 1936- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : W.W. Norton, ©2008. |
| Description | xxv, 473 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The superpowers -- "The Arabs are coming!" -- "Jihad!" -- The co-opted caliphate and the stumbling Jihad -- The year 711 -- Picking up the pieces after Rome -- The myth of Poitiers -- The fall and rise of the Umayyads -- Saving the popes -- An empire of force and faith -- Carolingian Jihads: Roncesvalles and Saxony -- The great mosque -- The first Europe, briefly -- Equippose--delicate and doomed -- Disequilibrium Pelayo's revenge -- Knowledge transmitted, rationalism repudiated: Ibn Rushd and Musa ibn Maymun. |
| Abstract | In this panoramic history of Islamic culture in early Europe, a Pulitzer Prizewinning historian re-examines what we thought we knew. Lewis reveals how cosmopolitan, Muslim al-Andalus flourished--a beacon of cooperation and tolerance between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity--while proto-Europe made virtues out of hereditary aristocracy, religious intolerance, perpetual war, and slavery.--From publisher description. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-448) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007038000 |
| ISBN | 9780393064728 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0393064727 (hbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | D117 .L48 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |