Crucible of Light - Islam and the forging of Europe from the 8th to the 21st Century

About the author

Elizabeth Drayson is Emeritus Fellow in Spanish at Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge. She specializes in medieval and early modern Spanish literature and cultural history, and has a particular interest in the Arabic, Jewish, and Christian cultures of medieval and Golden Age Spain. Her books include The Moor’s Last Stand, which featured among The Times and the Sunday Times History Books of the Year 2017, and Lost Paradise: The Story of Granada. She was a central figure in an award-winning international research project charting the legacy of Islam in Europe from 1350 - 1550.

Product details

• Authors: Drayson Elizabeth
• Publisher: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 03.09.2026
• EAN: 9781035008674
• ISBN: 978-1-0350-0867-4
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, Ottoman Empire, RELIGION / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, RELIGION / Christianity / History, HISTORY / Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire, RELIGION / Islam / History, Sicily, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Arabian Peninsula, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, 711–1492 (period of Arab presence in Spain), HISTORY / Islamic, Mecca / Makkah