{"product_id":"muhammad-in-europe-a-thousand-years-of-western-myth-making-9780814775646","title":"Muhammad in Europe: A Thousand Years of Western Myth-Making","description":"\u003cp\u003eGenerations of Western writers--from the Crusades to the present day--have written portraits claiming to depict the life and personality of Muhammad, the founder of Islam. Over the course of thirteen centuries, stubbornly biased and consistently negative representations have persisted, presenting images which bear no resemblance to the noble man familiar to Muslims. \u003cb\u003eMuhammad in Europe\u003c\/b\u003e traces this consistent tradition of distortion and provides an account of the reasons behind it.\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on works dating from the Middle Ages to the last decade of the twentieth century and spanning Latin, Italian, French, German, and English language sources, the book culminates with a critical analysis of Salman Rushdie's controversial novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Satanic Verses\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Minou Reeves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.36h x 6.00w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814775646\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReeves, Minou:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Born in Tehran, \u003cb\u003eMinou Reeves\u003c\/b\u003e was, until 1979 a career diplomat. At the time of the Iranian Revolution, she was Queen Farah's international secretary. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eFemale Warriors of Allah\u003c\/i\u003e, and is now a Fellow of the Institute of Linguists at London. She currently lives in Worcestershire, working as a freelance writer, translator and language consultant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40589126762611,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":53.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_515ba88a-95f1-42ee-8c5e-ad0f294b64a4.jpg?v=1668783717","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/muhammad-in-europe-a-thousand-years-of-western-myth-making-9780814775646","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}