Lewis dates the Islam-West rivalry to the seventh century and its reversal to 1683

Evidence

Lewis argues that this aspect of Islamic thought set the stage for the intense rivalry with Christianity that began already in the seventh century and has lasted to this day. Islam held the upper hand in this rivalry until the failed Ottoman siege of Vienna in 1683. Since then, Islam has been bested at almost every turn by Christian and post-Christian civilizations. Islam’s change of fortunes vis-à-vis the West provided the basis for the animosity and hatred that Muslims increasingly harbored toward their ancient rival. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 216

Categorization

• QUESTION: The 1683 hinge — worth watching whether the author accepts or interrogates this specific dating of when Muslim animosity crystallized.
• XREF: 1683 (failed Vienna siege) is a possible candidate for the hinge where religious rivalry curdles into animosity — directly relevant to the reader’s hinge question. — connects to: Lewis attributed Muslim animosity to jealousy over Western dominance — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 218; Western hostility to Islam shifted from theological to political rationales across the centuries — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 106; Lewis argued Islam inherently tends toward fundamentalist violence.

Broader Connections

• Lewis attributed Muslim animosity to jealousy over Western dominance #expands (0.75) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 218
• Lewis argued Islam inherently tends toward fundamentalist violence. #expands (0.60)
• Western hostility to Islam shifted from theological to political rationales across the centuries #complicates (0.50) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 106