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Christians at the heart of Islamic rule : church life and scholarship in ʻAbbasid Iraq /

The chapters in this volume, which come from the Fourth Woodbrooke-Mingana Symposium, cover aspects of Christian life in and around Baghdad in the early centuries of 'Abbasid rule. The authors explore both broad themes, such as the place of monasteries in Muslim cultural life, accusations of Is...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Woodbrooke-Mingana Symposium on Arab Christianity and Islam Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre
Otros Autores: Thomas, David (David Richard), 1948-
Formato: Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.
Colección:History of Christian-Muslim relations ; v. 1.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The chapters in this volume, which come from the Fourth Woodbrooke-Mingana Symposium, cover aspects of Christian life in and around Baghdad in the early centuries of 'Abbasid rule. The authors explore both broad themes, such as the place of monasteries in Muslim cultural life, accusations of Islam as crypto-idolatry, and Muslim responses to Christian apologetic arguments, and also specific topics, such as a Nestorian's explanation of the Incarnation, a Jacobite's purpose in composing his guide to moral improvement, and the development of Christian legends about the caliph al-Ma'mun. The volume illustrates the vigour of Iraqi Christian life in 'Abbasid times, and helps show that relations between Christians and Muslims, although strained at times, were often beneficial to followers of both faiths.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 271 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-266) and index.
ISBN:141753897X
9781417538973
9786610467174
661046717X
ISSN:1570-7350 ;