Cluny and the Muslims of La Garde-Freinet : : Hagiography and the Problem of Islam in Medieval Europe / / Scott G. Bruce.
In the summer of 972 a group of Muslim brigands based in the south of France near La Garde-Freinet abducted the abbot of Cluny as he and his entourage crossed the Alps en route from Rome to Burgundy. Ultimately, the abbot was set free and returned home safely, but the audacity of this abduction outr...
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Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction: Hagiography and Religious Polemic in the Cluniac Tradition
- 1. News of a Kidnapping
- 2. Monks Tell Tales
- 3. Peter the Venerable, Butcher of God
- 4. Hagiography and the Muslim Policy of Peter the Venerable
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Martin of Lausanne's Invective Poem against the Qur'an
- Bibliography
- Index