John V Tolan: 1 book
Saint Francis and the Sultan
The Curious History of a Christian-Muslim Encounter
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2009
In September, 1219, as the armies of the Fifth Crusade besieged the Egyptian city of Damietta, Francis of Assisi went to Egypt to preach to Sultan al-Malik al-Kâmil. Although we in fact know very little about this event, this has not prevented artists and writers from the thirteenth century to the...
