Sea of Faith: Christianity and Islam in the Medieval Mediterranean World, O’Shea, Stephen. Published by Douglas & McIntyre, 2006. First Edition. 8vo up to 9½” tall., 411 pp., illustrated, maps, Glossary, People of the Sea of Faith, Timeline, Notes, Bibliography, Index. In fine condition.
The Medieval Mediterranean was a sea of two faiths: Christianity and Islam. Though bitter rivals, they shared a common history. Here are the epochal moments during that 1000-year struggle: the fall of the Christian Middle East at Yarmuk, Martel’s “wall of ice” at Poitiers, Byzantium’s rout at Manzikert, all the way through to Saladin at Jerusalem, Lazar at Kosovo and the suicidal defence of Malta against the Ottomans.
