Medieval encounters: Arabic-speaking Christians and Islam
"A sourcebook of major Arabic Christian theologians and texts from the 9th-11th centuries. Christian authors who spoke and wrote Arabic had no choice but to engage with Islam and the complex realities of life-initially as a majority, later as a minority-under Muslim rule. They had to express th...
| Published in: | Gorgias handbooks |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Piscataway, NJ
Gorgias Press
2022
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Gorgias handbooks (55)
Year: 2022 |
| Series/Journal: | Gorgias handbooks
55 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Christianity
/ Islam
/ History 800-1100
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| IxTheo Classification: | BJ Islam KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages |
| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Islam Relations Christianity History B Christian literature, Arabic History and criticism B Christianity (Arab countries) B Christianity and other religions Islam History B Apologetics History Middle Ages, 600-1500 |
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| Summary: | "A sourcebook of major Arabic Christian theologians and texts from the 9th-11th centuries. Christian authors who spoke and wrote Arabic had no choice but to engage with Islam and the complex realities of life-initially as a majority, later as a minority-under Muslim rule. They had to express their theology in new ways, polemicize against the claims of a new religion, as well as defend their doctrines against Islam's challenges"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 1463244479 |