Books by Michael Frassetto

This study examines relations between Muslims and Christians during the Middle Ages. The author argues that the relationship between the two faiths was essential to the creation of the cultural and religious traditions that defined each faith.

The first comprehensive reference work devoted exclusively to this dark, but critical, period in the history of Western civilization.

Demonstrates the emergence of a profoundly negative image of the Jews that established many of the stereotypes of classic Christian anti-Semitism. This work argues that the turning point in relations between Christians and Jews occurred in the eleventh century, especially when the first wave of persecutions of the Jews took place.