Sea of the Caliphs
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Middle East Religions, Islam, History, Medieval, Middle East
| Author: | Christophe Picard | ISBN: | 9780674983182 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | January 21, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Christophe Picard |
| ISBN: | 9780674983182 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | January 21, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Christophe Picard recounts the adventures of Muslim sailors who competed with Greek and Latin seamen for control of the 7th-century Mediterranean. By the time Christian powers took over trade routes in the 13th century, a Muslim identity that operated within, and in opposition to, Europe had been shaped by encounters across the sea of the caliphs.
Christophe Picard recounts the adventures of Muslim sailors who competed with Greek and Latin seamen for control of the 7th-century Mediterranean. By the time Christian powers took over trade routes in the 13th century, a Muslim identity that operated within, and in opposition to, Europe had been shaped by encounters across the sea of the caliphs.
