Christians understand Islam through inherited frameworks of scripture and church history

Evidence

Understanding the medieval Christian conception of history is crucial to understanding how Christians subsequently perceive Islam. It is equally important to understand how Christian writers such as Isidore envisaged the geography and ethnography of the world around them, in particular how they described the Arabs, Ishmaelites, or Saracens. — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 119

Categorization

• XREF: Mirrors Anidjar’s claim that ‘the Saracen’/‘the Arab’ is constituted within Christian medico-theological discourse — this is Tolan stating the same genealogical program in plain terms.