Christians under the Crescent and Muslims under the Cross c.630 - 1923

This book examines the status that rulers of one faith conferred onto their subjects belonging to a different one, how rulers handled relationships with them, as well as the interactions between subjects of the Muslim and Christian religions.

Autorentext

Luigi Andrea Berto is professor of History at Western Michigan University (USA). His research focuses on Medieval Italy and the Mediterranean, with a special interest in the use of the past in the medieval and modern periods, and the relationships between Christians and Muslims.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. Prohibitions, Laws and Justice 2. Conversions 3. Working 4. Sharing Beliefs and Spaces 5. Attacking the Other 6. Eliminating the Other Conclusion