{"product_id":"cluny-and-the-muslims-of-scott-g-bruce-9780801452994","title":"Cluny and the Muslims of La Garde-Freinet: Hagiography and the Problem of Islam in Medieval Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the summer of 972 a group of Muslim brigands based in the south of France near La Garde-Freinet abducted the abbot of Cluny as he and his entourage crossed the Alps en route from Rome to Burgundy.\u003c\/b\u003e Ultimately, the abbot was set free, but the audacity of this abduction outraged Christian leaders and galvanized the will of local lords. Shortly thereafter, Count William of Arles marshaled an army and succeeded in wiping out the Muslim stronghold. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe monks of Cluny kept this tale alive over the next century. Scott G. Bruce explores the telling and retelling of this story, focusing on the representation of Islam in each account and how that representation changed over time. The culminating figure in this study is Peter the Venerable, one of Europe's leading intellectuals and abbot of Cluny from 1122 to 1156, who commissioned Latin translations of Muslim texts such as the Qur'an. \u003ci\u003eCluny and the Muslims of La Garde-Freinet\u003c\/i\u003e provides us with an unparalleled opportunity to examine Christian perceptions of Islam in the Crusading era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott G. Bruce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801452996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801452994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Scott G. Bruce","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47244008849663,"sku":"9780801452994","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_11124d68-ca63-454f-9d63-75dcde8b32d8.jpg?v=1758134714","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cluny-and-the-muslims-of-scott-g-bruce-9780801452994","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}