{"product_id":"christian-martyrs-under-islam-9780691179100","title":"Christian Martyrs under Islam","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevised version of author's thesis (Ph.D.)--Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States, 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Shortlisted for the British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Finalist for the Award for Excellence in the Historical Study of Religion, American Academy of Religion\"\u003cbr\u003e\"The Spectator's Books of the Year\"\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is a real achievement. It is a fascinating read for any scholar of Christian–Muslim relations, since it deals with a sensitive topic analytically and in an academically balanced manner. . . . In addition, although the author declares that he had no intension to connect the past with the present, the book opens up a larger window of understanding for any reader who is interested in current events in the Middle East.\"\u003cb\u003e---Risto Jukko, \u003ci\u003eIslam and Christian-Muslim Relations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cp\u003eMeticulously researched and documented. Sahner’s readings of the sources reflect great skill and care for sound methodology. As a result, the book is a welcome contribution to studies focusing on medieval Christian communities\u003cbr\u003eand their relationships with Muslims.\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e---Charles Tieszen, \u003ci\u003eScottish Journal of Theology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Christian Sahner has published an excellent study of a long-overlooked and yet extremely important topic.\"\u003cb\u003e---Stephen J. Shoemaker, \u003ci\u003eMedieval Encounters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sahner’s excellent book . . . draw[s] a detailed, bold, and colorful view of this new complex society in its formative centuries. Through minute and sensitive analysis of a wide array of martyrological stories Sahner deals with the most significant processes that forged a new society and culture during the first three centuries of Islam.\"\u003cb\u003e---Milka Levy-Rubin, \u003ci\u003eBustan: The Middle East Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an articulate, well-researched and informed first book, which examines martyrdom, violence, conversion, and identity formation among Christian communities in lands under Islamic rule during the eighth century and into the ninth.\"\u003cb\u003e---J. E. Tearney-Pearce, \u003ci\u003eAl-Masaq\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403853635927,"sku":"9780691179100","price":40.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691179100.jpg?v=1730484724","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/christian-martyrs-under-islam-9780691179100","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}