Seven distinguished scholars explore the religion and culture of medieval Islam.

With the execution of the Abbasid caliph in Al-Musta'sim in 1258, Sunni authority and legitimacy in Baghdad began to disintegrate, and the recently established

In the book of Genesis, God bestows a new name upon Abram--Abraham, a father of many nations. With this name and his Covenant, Abraham would become the patriarc

The medieval Islamic world comprised a wide variety of religions. While individuals and communities in this world identified themselves with particular faiths,

The conflict and contact between Muslims and Christians in the Middle Ages is among the most important but least appreciated developments of the period from the