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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826458103321

Autore

Sarrió Cucarella Diego R.

Titolo

Muslim-Christian polemics across the Mediterranean : the splendid replies of Shihab al-Din al-Qarafi (d. 684/1285) / / by Diego R. Sarrió Cucarella

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, The Netherlands : , : Koninklijke Brill, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

90-04-28560-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (378 p.)

Collana

History of Christian-Muslim Relations, , 1570-7350 ; ; Volume 23

Disciplina

297.2/93

Soggetti

Islam - History and criticism

Islam - Relations - Christianity

Christianity and other religions - Islam

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 A Scholarly Life in Defense of Islam -- 2 A Handbook for Polemics -- 3 Al-Qarāfī’s Reply to the Letter to a Muslim Friend -- 4 Apologia Pro Religione Islamica -- 5 Christianity and the Innovation of A Wretched God -- 6 The Prophet Foretold -- Conclusion: The Prospects of Christian-Muslim Theological Dialogue -- Appendix A: Al-Qarāfī’s Literary Production -- Appendix B: The Arguments from The Letter to a Muslim Friend -- Appendix C: The Corruption of Early Christianity -- Appendix D: Biblical Predictions -- Bibliography -- Biblical References -- Qurʾānic References -- General Index.

Sommario/riassunto

In Muslim-Christian Polemics across the Mediterranean Diego R. Sarrió Cucarella provides an exposition and analysis of Shihāb al-Dīn al-Qarāfī’s (d. 684/1285) Splendid Replies to Insolent Questions (al-Ajwiba al-fākhira ‘an al-as’ila al-fājira). Written in response to an apology for Christianity by the Melkite Bishop of Sidon, Paul of Antioch, the Splendid Replies is among the most extensive and most important medieval Muslim refutations of Christianity, and the primary significance of this study is to provide detailed access to its argumentation and intellectual context for the first time in a western



language. Moreover, the Introduction and Conclusion creatively situate the work within the challenges of modern-day Christian-Muslim dialogue.