This schism between Orthodox and Latin Christianity is significant for any discussion of the historical dynamics of Christianity. In contemporary scholarship about the history of Christian Islamophobia, many authors when describing the period largely ignore this inter- Christian tension. Some authors of this bent are Anidjar, Kumar, Todd, and Allen. For instance, in Anidjar’s book The Jew, the Arab: A History of the Enemy, he argues his case with the claim from another author that Muslims were a “common enemy” against all of Christendom (Anidjar 2003).

XREF: Connects to debates about Christian-Muslim relations and how internal Christian divisions are overlooked in scholarship on Islamophobia. QUESTION: Worth investigating how the Orthodox-Latin schism specifically altered each tradition's perception of Muslims.

Ali Qureshi, The Fall of Constantinople, loc. 25