In an age of instant (and often false) information, the search for the is more than a quest for a forgotten academic text. It is an act of intellectual resistance against centuries of lazy prejudice. Norman Daniel proved that the West’s "image" of Islam was never about Islam at all—it was about the West’s fears, desires, and need for a monstrous Other.
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