Long-ish essay about a book which claims that the West (i.e., Roman civilization) died at the hand of Islam, not of internal dissolution.
Hmmmm.
It's not hard to come up with the theo/philosophical support for that position, given what we know about Islam. Benedict XVI made it very clear at Regensburg.
Now the historians catch up.
The book puts forth a position. It is NOT the "definitive" truth, but a version that MAY be considered. Islam COULD have destroyed Roman Civilization. Just because YOU think it is a fact does not make it so.
ReplyDeleteConsidering the author is writing from a Judeo-Christian slant, his conclusions are not surprising.
Given that Roman civ was (almost) entirely subsumed by Christian civ, you're right: it is NOT surprising.
ReplyDeleteAnd given what we know of Islam's theo/philosophical problems post the death of Avicenna, the theory makes sense.