Islam in English LiteraturePrinted at the American Press, 1939 - 258 pages |
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... Saracens burn frankincense before their gods , blow brass horns , drink the blood of beasts , and feast on milk and honey1 . The usual form of oath used by the Saracens is " by Mahomet " or " by Mahoun , " often with a qua- lifying word ...
... Saracens burn frankincense before their gods , blow brass horns , drink the blood of beasts , and feast on milk and honey1 . The usual form of oath used by the Saracens is " by Mahomet " or " by Mahoun , " often with a qua- lifying word ...
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... Saracens are pagans ; and the name is ap- plied to the heathen of northern Europe , to Roman emperors , and to various individuals hostile to the Hebrews in the Bible stories . The Saracens with whom Charlemagne and his Peers carry on ...
... Saracens are pagans ; and the name is ap- plied to the heathen of northern Europe , to Roman emperors , and to various individuals hostile to the Hebrews in the Bible stories . The Saracens with whom Charlemagne and his Peers carry on ...
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... Saracens burn frankincense before their gods , blow brass horns , drink the blood of beasts , and feast on milk and honey1 . The usual form of oath used by the Saracens is " by Mahomet " or " by Mahoun , " often with a qua- lifying word ...
... Saracens burn frankincense before their gods , blow brass horns , drink the blood of beasts , and feast on milk and honey1 . The usual form of oath used by the Saracens is " by Mahomet " or " by Mahoun , " often with a qua- lifying word ...
Contents
THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE | 1 |
THE AGE OF DRYDEN | 19 |
THE AGE OF POPE | 54 |
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