Brian Catlos

Brian A. Catlos (PhD: Toronto, Medieval Studies, 2000) works on Muslim-Christian-Jewish relations and ethno-religious identity in medieval Europe and the Islamic World, and the history of the pre-Modern Mediterranean. The Victors and the Vanquished: Christians and Muslims of Catalonia and Aragon, 1050–1300 (Cambridge: 2004), Infidel Kings and Unholy Warriors: Power, Faith and Violence in the Age of Crusade and Jihad (FSG: 2014), Muslims of Medieval Latin Christendom, 1050–ca. 1615 (Cambridge: 2014) and Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain (Basic: 2018). Formerly a travel writer, his books – translated into ten languages – have won prizes from the AHA, as well the MAA’s Haskin’s Medal and MESA’s Hourani Prize. The Sea in the Middle: The Mediterranean World, 650-1650 and Texts from the Middle: Documents from the Mediterranean World, 650-1650 (with T. Burman and M. Meyerson) presents a new narrative of the Middle Ages. Currently, An Age of Convergence: Christians, Muslims and Jews in the Pre-Modern Mediterranean (Oxford), proposes a model for analyzing individual and group identity in the pre-Modern West. He co-directs the Mediterranean Seminar, a forum with over 2000 members in over 40 countries, and serves on numerous journal and monograph boards.