Cluny and the Muslims of La Garde-Freinet : hagiography and the problem of Islam in Medieval Europe / Scott G. Bruce.
Publisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, [2015]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:- text
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- online resource
- 9780801452994
- 0801452996
- 9781501700927
- 1501700928
- Peter, the Venerable, approximately 1092-1156
- Majolus, Saint, Abbot of Cluny, approximately 906-994
- Cluny (Benedictine abbey) -- History
- Majolus, Saint, Abbot of Cluny, approximately 906-994
- Peter, the Venerable, approximately 1092-1156
- Cluny (Benedictine abbey)
- Christianity and other religions -- Islam -- Early works to 1800
- Islam -- Relations -- Christianity -- Early works to 1800
- Islam -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800
- Muslims -- France -- La Garde-Freinet -- History -- To 1500
- Christian hagiography -- History -- To 1500
- RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues
- RELIGION -- Christianity -- General
- RELIGION -- Islam -- History
- Christian hagiography
- Christianity
- Interfaith relations
- Islam
- Islam -- Controversial literature
- Muslims
- France -- La Garde-Freinet
- To 1500
- 261.2/709440902 23
- BP172 .B776 2015
Includes bibliographical references and index.
News of a kidnapping -- Monks tell tales -- Peter the Venerable, butcher of God -- Hagiography and the Muslim policy of Peter the Venerable.
In the summer of 972 a group of Muslim brigands based in the south of France abducted the abbot of Cluny as he and his entourage crossed the Alps. Ultimately, the abbot was set free and returned home safely, but the 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. This book uses this incident to examine Christian perceptions of Islam in the Middle Ages.
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