Islam, the turks and the making of the english reformation: the history of the ottoman empire in john foxe’s «acts and monuments»
Auteur :
Toenjes, Christopher
Éditeur :
Peter Lang AG
ISBN :
9783631669310
Date de publication :
8 mars 2016
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Poids :
690 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
This book investigates John Foxe’s motivation for inserting a history of the Ottoman Empire into his church history, The Acts and Monuments, and seeks to determine what he hoped to achieve through his virulently negative depiction of Islam and the «Turk», the «common enemy» of Christendom.