Constructing the image of Muhammad in Europe / edited by Avinoam Shalem ; co-authored by Michelina Di Cesare, Heather Coffey, and Alberto Saviello.

"The volume represents a significant contribution to the complex history of the conceptualization and pictorialization of the Prophet Muhammad in the West. It gives a rapid and though deep overview of the history of the making of an image of the Prophet Muhammad in Europe and thus reflects the...

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Main Authors: Di Cesare, Michelina (Author), Coffey, Heather (Author), Saviello, Alberto (Author)
Other Authors: Shalem, Avinoam (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin : De Gruyter, [2013]
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Summary:"The volume represents a significant contribution to the complex history of the conceptualization and pictorialization of the Prophet Muhammad in the West. It gives a rapid and though deep overview of the history of the making of an image of the Prophet Muhammad in Europe and thus reflects the whole history of the making of the image of Islam in the Latin West, from the early medieval times till the 19th century. The book also provides the reader with ready access to the most recent scholarship concerning the image of Muhammad in Europe, in the form of comprehensive footnotes provided throughout the text and an extensive bibliography"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 160 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783110300864
3110300869
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.