Islam in Europe

Following the movement of people, culture and religion from East to west, Goody breaks down the perceived opposition between Islam and Europe, showing Islam to be a part of Europe´s past and present. In an historical analysis of religious warfare and forced migration, the author examines our understanding of legitimate violence, ethnic cleansing and terrorism. Goody traces three routes of Islam into Europe, folowing the Arab through North Africa, Spain and Mediterranean Europe; the Turk through Greece and the Balkans; and the Mongol through southern Russia to Poland and Lithuania.