Saint Francis and the Sultan

In August or September 1219 at the height of the Fifth Crusade, Francis of Assisi audaciously set out to meet Sultan Malik al-Kâmil of Egypt. In Saint Francis and the Sultan: The Curious History of a Christian–Muslim Encounter, historian John Tolan has produced a fascinating volume on this rather s...

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Main Author: Matthew A. MacDonald
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: International Institute of Islamic Thought 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/540a446543914c70a1e4055a06a03195
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