: The book highlights how Christian misunderstandings of Islam often reflected specific deficiencies or anxieties within Christian self-understanding at the time. Persistent Tropes
Daniel meticulously shows that these tropes were not born of ignorance alone; they were willful misrepresentations. A few well-informed European scholars (like Peter the Venerable, who commissioned the first Latin translation of the Qur’an) had access to accurate information, but they chose to weaponize it for refutation rather than understanding.
: The work is known for its "painstaking research," featuring extensive endnotes, multiple appendices, and untranslated Latin passages, assuming a highly educated readership.
: The book highlights how Christian misunderstandings of Islam often reflected specific deficiencies or anxieties within Christian self-understanding at the time. Persistent Tropes
Daniel meticulously shows that these tropes were not born of ignorance alone; they were willful misrepresentations. A few well-informed European scholars (like Peter the Venerable, who commissioned the first Latin translation of the Qur’an) had access to accurate information, but they chose to weaponize it for refutation rather than understanding.
: The work is known for its "painstaking research," featuring extensive endnotes, multiple appendices, and untranslated Latin passages, assuming a highly educated readership.
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