History as Prelude: Muslims and Jews in Medieval Mediterranean torrent

History as Prelude: Muslims and Jews in the Medieval Mediterranean - Joseph V. Montville (ed.) [epub]

This collection of essays by seven highly respected scholars is a straightforward narrative of real world ― intellectual, commercial, spiritual, philosophical, scientific, esthetic ― creative engagement among Jews, Muslims, and some Christians in daily life in Spain and around the Mediterranean.

History as Prelude is a major contribution to the Israeli-Arab peace process because it undermines ― in fact, blows away ― the efforts of propagandists who serve governments or political movements to negate the reality of the Arab-Jewish relationship in the medieval Mediterranean. The contributors, in unassuming, well-researched scholarship have erected a wall protecting historical reality from distortion, providing irrefutable ― and often delightful ― examples of creative coexistence.

Hardcover: 214 pages
Publisher: Lexington Books (November 3, 2011)