Islam in Britain, 1558-1685 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521048972)

This book examines the impact of Islam on early modern Britain. Christian-Muslim interaction at this time was not, as is often thought, primarily adversarial; rather, there was extensive cultural, intellectual and missionary engagement with Islam. Professor Matar investigates the impact of the Qur'an and sufism on the people of Britain, showing that the British interacted widely with Islamic religion, culture and people through travel, in London coffee houses, in church, among converts to and from Islam, in sermons and in plays.

Author: Nabil Matar
ISBN-10: 0521048974
ISBN-13: 9780521048972
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/07/2008
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d