Saint Francis and the sultan: the curious history of a Christian-Muslim encounter

"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-Kamil. Although we in fact know very little about this event, this has not prevented artists and writers from the thirteenth century to...

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Contributors: Tolan, John Victor 1959- (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford New York Oxford University Press 2010
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Reviews:Saint Francis and the sultan. The curious history of a Christian-Muslim encounter. By John V. Tolan. Pp. xvi+382 incl. 32 ills. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. £30. 978 0 19 923972 6 (2010) (Robson, Michael)
Further subjects:B Christian hagiography
B Francis of Assisi, Saint (1182-1226) Species
B Malik al-Kāmil Muḥammad Sultan of Egypt and Syria (1180?-1238)
B Electronic books Electronic books
B Malik al-Kāmil Muḥammad
B Christian art and symbolism
B Egypt
B Francis 1182-1226 Species
B Missions to Muslims (Egypt) Historiography
B RELIGION ; Christianity ; General
B Francis 1182-1226
B Francis
B Malik al-Kamil Muhammad 1180?-1238
B RELIGION ; Christian Life ; Social Issues
B Malik al-Kāmil Muḥammad 1180?-1238
B Francis of Assisi, Saint (1182-1226)
B Species
B Missions to Muslims Historiography Egypt
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