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"A deep study of "the veneration of the Prophet in Islamic
Piety.,."This scholarly work renders high service in promoting
understanding not only internationally but in plural societies
which have a Muslim presence." "Reveals rivalry and confrontation, but also fascination for the
exotic as she points out clichA(c)s and distortions that have
shaped western views of Islam and its founder." "In this well-written and timely work...Reeves makes a serious
effort to be fair to the authors surveyed in her wrok regardless of
the views held." "An engaging and enlightening book. It does a superior job of
showing how the West has contributed to the current clash of
civilizations." Generations of Western writersfrom the Crusades to the present dayhave written portraits claiming to depict the life and personality of Muhammad, the founder of Islam. Over the course of thirteen centuries, stubbornly biased and consistently negative representations have persisted, presenting images which bear no resemblance to the noble man familiar to Muslims. Muhammad in Europe traces this consistent tradition of distortion and provides an account of the reasons behind it. Drawing on works dating from the Middle Ages to the last decade of the twentieth century and spanning Latin, Italian, French, German, and English language sources, the book culminates with a critical analysis of Salman Rushdie's controversial novel, "The Satanic Verses,"
Generations of Western writers--from the Crusades to the present day--have written portraits claiming to depict the life and personality of Muhammad, the founder of Islam. Over the course of thirteen centuries, stubbornly biased and consistently negative representations have persisted, presenting images which bear no resemblance to the noble man familiar to Muslims. Muhammad in Europe traces this consistent tradition of distortion and provides an account of the reasons behind it. Drawing on works dating from the Middle Ages to the last decade of the twentieth century and spanning Latin, Italian, French, German, and English language sources, the book culminates with a critical analysis of Salman Rushdie's controversial novel, "The Satanic Verses."
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