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Nadia Maria El Cheikh is Professor of History at the American University of Beirut.
The achievement of this book is to have made a wide-ranging,
theoretically informed, and useful introduction to an important
subject. It has succeeded in signaling the most important periods
and themes of its subject, cutting a new trail for future Arabist
scholarship and giving specialists from other fields a view of the
treasures that can be found in this one.
*Bryn Mawr Classical Review*
In this very readable book, El Cheikh has given us an interesting
and well-researched study into the perceptions entertained by the
Muslims about their neighbours, the Byzantines… I have no
hesitation at all in warmly recommending it to students and
scholars seeking to learn more about this fascinating topic.
*Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam*
[El Cheikh] offers a clear and thorough survey of the various
sources in a chronological framework. Her work is a valuable
contribution to an area that has too often focused on polemics and
has failed to see how identity is formed by defining oneself
against the other… In addition, her work will be useful to those
who want to examine the historical relationship between Islam and
Christian cultures, especially outside of the usual areas of
inquiry, the Crusades or colonialism. In addition to a survey of
Arab-Muslim images of Byzantium, El Cheikh offers an historical
evaluation of two faith traditions that have yet to live in
peaceful coexistence in many parts of the world. Peaceful
coexistence cannot be built when one faith has a consistent desire
to conquer and dominate the other. El Cheikh’s work can also be
seen as an invitation to dialogue, not just among historians and
Byzantinists, but among Christians and Muslims who want to evaluate
their own common histories honestly and openly.
*St. Vladimir’s Theological Quarterly*
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