Daniel argues that the Western perception of Islam is not based on a lack of information, but on a deliberate, selective use of it to create a hostile narrative. This "image" was solidified between 1100 and 1350 and has remained remarkably resistant to change, even as the West became secularized. Key Features of the Book
The hardcopy is dense with footnotes and citations from medieval Latin and Arabic. A PDF allows students to search for specific names (e.g., "John of Damascus," "Dante," "Thomas Aquinas") or concepts like "idolatry" or "taḥrīf." islam and the west norman daniel pdf
: Attacks on the Qur'an often stemmed from mistranslations or the perception of the text as a heretical offshoot or "direct creation of the Devil". Daniel argues that the Western perception of Islam