Medieval Christians avoided studying Islamic ritual because it drew no easy condemnation.

Evidence

The entire subject brought no disgrace to Islam, led, indeed, often to praise of it; and it may well have seemed an unprofitable subject to pursue to mediaeval authors concerned both to edify and to educate their public. — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 1205

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