Fear and Loathing in the North. Jews and Muslims in Medieval Scandinavia and the Baltic Region

• Main Author: Heß, Cordelia (auth)
• Other Authors: Adams, Jonathan (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter 2015
• Subjects: Mathematics & science; Theology; Medieval Studies; Intereligious Relations
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Due to the scarcity of sources regarding actual Jewish and Muslim communities and settlements, there has until now been little work on either the perception of or encounters with Muslims and Jews in medieval Scandinavia and the Baltic Region. The volume provides the reader with the possibility to ap...