Dimensions
163 x 242 x 46mm
In the year 638, the Christian Patriarch of Jerusalem called the Muslim Caliph's presence an abomination in the sight of God. From that point, Christians and Muslims regarded each other warily. Ever since then they have silently thought of each other as 'infidels'.
This book traces the long history of this troubled relationship. It suggests that hatred is not an instinct, but an attitude deliberately fostered and learned over many centuries.
This was a campaign without end, waged with the pen, through the printing press, by the power of the human voice. It depended on subtle and insidious suggestions within paintings, drawings and engravings. It is a battle still being waged today, through the press and books, television, radio and the Internet.
This compelling book traces how this has happened, from those first days to the present. It is a history that for the first time focuses in detail upon all three areas where Muslims, Christians and Jews have lived together: Spain, the Levant and the Balkans.
