Een nieuwe kijk op hoe de islam de Europese geschiedenis beïnvloeddeEen haarscherp overzicht van de laatste dertien eeuwen Europese geschiedenis, waarin Britse historicus Elizabeth Drayson de geschiedenis van de moslim- en christelijke wereld samenbrengt.Van Mekka tot Cordoba, van Damascus tot Venetie en van Wenen tot Istanbul: belangrijke keerpunten en plaatsen komen in Erfgoed van Europa aan bod. Er zijn nogal wat thema’s die de islam en Europa v...

‘[An] authoritative, fascinating account . . . Crucible of Light underlines the complexity of relations, both individual and collective, between the Islamic world and Europe’ The SpectatorFocusing on major turning points, individual stories, and key places, from Mecca to Cordoba, from Damascus to Venice, and from Vienna to Istanbul, Drayson tracks the themes that unite us – classical learning preserved in Islamic libraries, the enduring influence ...

The essential history of an iconic European city, by Cambridge academic Elizabeth Drayson.'An admirable achievement... [Drayson has] expertise as a scholar and command as a storyteller' BBC History Magazine'A glittering homage to one of the world's most beautiful and storied cities' Dan Jones'Beauty built on blood and brutality... A fascinating new tome' Daily MailFrom the early Middle Ages ...

In 1482, Abu Abdallah Muhammad XI became the twenty-third Muslim King of Granada. He would be the last. This is the first history of the ruler, known as Boabdil, whose disastrous reign and bitter defeat brought seven centuries of Moorish Spain to an end. It is an action-packed story of intrigue, treachery, cruelty, cunning, courtliness, bravery and tragedy.Basing her vivid account on original documents and sources, Elizabeth Drayson traces the origins and development of Islamic Spa...

**Rethinking the history of the last thirteen centuries, in Crucible of Light, Elizabeth Drayson pulls together the epic interwoven history of the Muslim and Christian worlds.‘Absolutely fascinating. At a time when a historical Christian Nationalism and chauvinism are gaining ground, this book arrives as an essential corrective' -** Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of Humanists UK and author of Secularism: a Very Short Introduction'A treasure of a bo...

Few readers are aware how much Europe owes to its Islamic heritage; this book aims to restore the central place of Muslim culture in the continent's history, while exploring the endless complexities that this vexed relationship creates. At a time when Islam is so narrowly identified with terrorism and migration in Europe, Crucible of Light is a necessary corrective.The contested but fruitful relationship between Islam and Europe begins in 711AD with the Moorish invasion of...

Europa und Islam –- die Erkundung einer jahrhundertelangen BeziehungEin epischer Ritt durch dreizehn Jahrhunderte, der zeigt, dass die Geschichte Europas nicht nur eine von Krieg und Abgrenzung ist: Kulturwissenschaftlerin Elizabeth Drayson beschreibt, wie islamisches Denken, arabische Wissenschaft und muslimische Architektur unseren Kontinent geprägt haben – von Cordobas Moschee über Chartres' Kathedrale bis zu Kaffeehäusern und Schachbrettern. Es waren Sultane un...