Cluny and the Muslims of La Garde-Freinet

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By Scott G. Bruce *00

Published Feb. 3, 2016

Scott G. Bruce *00 uses the abduction in 972 of the abbot of Cluny, France, by a group of Muslim brigands to examine Christian perceptions of Islam during the Middle Ages. Bruce is an associate professor of history at the University of Colorado-Boulder.

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