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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Collaborateurs: Tolan, John Victor 1959- (Autre)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Oxford New York Oxford University Press 2010
Dans:Année: 2010
Recensions: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)
Sujets non-standardisés:B Christian hagiography
B Malik al-Kāmil Muḥammad Sultan of Egypt and Syria (1180?-1238)
B Espèce
B Electronic books Electronic books
B Malik al-Kāmil Muḥammad
B Christian art and symbolism
B Egypt
B Missions to Muslims (Egypt) Historiography
B RELIGION ; Christianity ; General
B Francis 1182-1226
B Francis
B Francis 1182-1226 Espèce
B Malik al-Kamil Muhammad 1180?-1238
B RELIGION ; Christian Life ; Social Issues
B Francis of Assisi, Saint (1182-1226) Espèce
B Malik al-Kāmil Muḥammad 1180?-1238
B Francis of Assisi, Saint (1182-1226)
B Missions to Muslims Historiography Egypt
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Résumé:"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 the twentieth, unencumbered by mere facts, from portraying Francis alternatively as a new apostle preaching to the infidels, a scholastic theologian proving the truth of Christianity, a champion of the crusading ideal, a naive and quixotic wanderer, a crazed religious fanatic, or a medieval Gandhi preaching peace, love, and understanding. Al-Kamil, on the other hand, is variously presented as an enlightened pagan monarch hungry for evangelical teaching, a cruel oriental despot, or a worldly libertine." "Saint Francis and the Sultan takes a detailed look at these richly varied artistic responses to this brief but highly symbolic meeting. Throwing into relief the changing fears and hopes that Muslim-Christian encounters have inspired in European artists and writers in the centuries since, it gives a uniquely broad but precise vision of the evolution of Western attitudes towards Islam and the Arab world over the last eight hundred years."--Jacket
Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-372) and index. - Description based on print version record
Type de support:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
ISBN:0191567493