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Envisioning Islam : Syriac Christianity and early Muslim world /

Uses writings of Mesopotamian Christians to challenge modern scholarly narratives of early Muslim conquests, rulers, and religious practices.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Penn, Michael Philip (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2015]
Series:Divinations.
Subjects:
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • When good things happened to other people : Syriac memories of the Islamic conquests
  • A different type of difference-making : Syriac narratives of religious identity
  • Using Muslims to think with : narratives of Islamic rulers
  • Blurring boundaries : the continuum between early Christianity and early Islam
  • Conclusion.