God's Crucible
Islam and the Making of Europe, 570 - 1215
(Sprache: Englisch)
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...
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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.
Autoren-Porträt von David Levering Lewis
David Levering Lewis, the author of God's Crucible, is professor emeritus of history at New York University. A recipient of the National Humanities Medal, Lewis received the Pulitzer Prize for each volume of his W.E.B. Du Bois biography. He lives in New York City.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: David Levering Lewis
- 2009, 384 Seiten, Maße: 14 x 21 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Norton
- ISBN-10: 0393333566
- ISBN-13: 9780393333565
- Erscheinungsdatum: 01.01.2009
Sprache:
Englisch
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"Lewis has produced a compelling, intellectually bracing and eminently readable account of the misnamed 'Dark Ages'." Scotland on Sunday "...this book tells a terrific story." The Scotsman "...Levering Lewis is a consummate storyteller, and God's Crucible will help make this increasingly important period of history more popularly accessible. For that, it is to be applauded." Jason Webster, New Statesman â Lewis does succeed in fashioning a thrilling and colourful narrativeâ ¦â Literary Review "David Levering Lewis has produced an interesting but controversial book..." Afkar â In Godâ s Crucible, answers to many urgent questions, currently in the public discourse, can be deduced.â The New York Time â Lewisâ s treatment... is lucid, and his command of detail is encyclopedic... The book is erudite.â Washington Post "Two books stand out for me. David Levering Lewis's God's Crucible: Islam and the making of Europe, 570-1215 is the well-wrought story of what we Europeans owe to Muslim culture..." A.N. Wilson, Times Literary Supplement, Christmas Roundup 2008 "Lewis tackles the epic story of the Muslim empire in Europe with energy and verve." The Independent
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