Protestantism and Islam
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During the early modern period, Muslim and European Protestant leaders and states often made diplomatic and commercial contacts, including occasional military alliances and collaboration. At this time
Preface of Martin Luther of Bibliander's translation of the Qu'ran in Latin.
Protestant iconoclasm: the Beeldenstorm during the Dutch reformation.
Iconoclasm: The organised destruction of Catholic images swept through Netherlands churches in 1566.
Suleiman the Magnificent offered military support to the "Lutherans" of Flanders.
Liever Turks dan Paaps
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Liever Turks dan Paaps, also Liever Turksch dan Paus, was a Dutch Protestant slogan during the Dutch Revolt of the end of the 16th century. The slogan was used by the Dutch mercenary naval forces in t
Protestantism and Islam
…The British author William Rainolds (1544–1594) wrote a pamphlet entitled "Calvino-Turcismus" in criticism of these rapprochements. The phrase Liever Turks dan Paaps ("Rather a Turk than a Papist") was a Dutch slogan during the Dutch Revolt of the end of the 16th century. The slogan was used by the Dutch mercenary…
A Dutch crescent-shaped Geuzen medal at the time of the anti-Spanish Dutch Revolt, with the slogan "Liver Turcx dan Paus" ("Rather Turkish than Pope..."), and "En Despit de Lames", French for "In Spite of Blades."