Polémique Byzantine contre l`Islam. (VIIIe - XIIIe S. ).

?The present work (?) consists of three parts, elaborating the three main aspects of the Byzantine polemic against Islam, viz. Muhammad is a false prophet; the Qur??n is a false scripture; Islam is a false religion. Each of these parts is carefully subdivided, and under each heading the views are given of the various Byzantine writers of the period. These are interspersed with comments and general observations. (?) A brief Introduction outlines the plan of the book, and emphasizes that the Byzantines judged Islam from the basis of the already existing rational apologetic for Christianity. The Conclusion is headed ?sources and Value of Islam? but is mainly concerned with Byzantine views on these points, except that a short final section speaks of the negative attitude of byzantine polemic and its ineffectiveness in bringing about dialogue between Muslims and christians. (?) The basic work of translating, summarizing and arranging the texts has been very efficiently done, and the book is thus an important contribution to our knowledge of this field.? (W. MONTGOMERY WATT in Scottish Journal of Theology, 1975, p.283).