Islamic East and Christian West: historical relations from a different perspective

This study addresses the history of Islam-Christian communications from a rather different perspective. Its main purpose is to give an explanation of the causes behind the historical warlike confrontations between Islamic East and Christian West from ancient time to 1453 A.D. As it maintains¡ the historical confrontation has had two main faces; the first one has been culture and religion and the second face is the matter of economic and mercantile communications. The study shows that how the religious incompatibility would make ground for exploitation enforced by Europeans. Subsequently it led to a kind of historical determinism¡ this research argues¡ to make a platform for more manipulation and territorial expansion over Muslims since late 15th century.