Saint Francis and the Sultan
Author | : John V. Tolan |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 399 |
Release | : 2009-03-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199239726 |
ISBN-13 | : 019923972X |
Rating | : 4/5 (72X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Saint Francis and the Sultan by : John V. Tolan
Download or read book Saint Francis and the Sultan written by John V. Tolan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-26 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In September, 1219, Francis of Assisi went to Egpyt to preach to Sultan al-Malik al-Kâmil. John Tolan examines the varying depictions of this brief but highly significant meeting and how they reveal the changing fears and hopes that Muslim-Christian encounters have inspired in European artists and writers in the centuries since.