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Crucible of Light : Islam and the forging of Europe from the 8th to the 21st Century Poetry texts & anthologies nature became a vital sourceAuthor: Drayson, Elizabeth Sicily Published on 25 September 2025 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom. Hardback 592 pages, 3 Maps 244 x 167 882g Rethinking the history of the last thirteen centuries, in Crucible of Light, Elizabeth Drayson pulls together the epic interwoven history of the Muslim and Christian worlds. Absolutely fascinating. At a time when ahistorical Christian Nationalism and chauvinism are gaining ground, this book