Brian A Catlos: 3 books
Infidel Kings and Unholy Warriors
Faith, Power, and Violence in the Age of Crusade and Jihad
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
An in-depth portrait of the Crusades-era Mediterranean world, and a new understanding of the forces that shaped it
In Infidel Kings and Unholy Warriors, the award-winning scholar Brian Catlos puts us on the ground in the Mediterranean world of 1050–1200. We experience the sights and sounds...
Kingdoms of Faith
A New History of Islamic Spain
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
A magisterial, myth-dispelling history of Islamic Spain spanning the millennium between the founding of Islam in the seventh century and the final expulsion of Spain's Muslims in the seventeenth
In Kingdoms of Faith, award-winning historian Brian A. Catlos rewrites the history of Islamic Spain...
by Brian A. Catlos
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2014
Through crusades and expulsions, Muslim communities survived for over 500 years, thriving in medieval Europe. This comprehensive study explores how the presence of Islamic minorities transformed Europe in everything from architecture to cooking, literature to science, and served as a stimulus for...