The Bloomsbury Reader in Christian-Muslim Relations, 600-1500 Thomas David
This Reader brings together 50 extracts from the major works left by Christians and Muslims that reflect their reciprocal knowledge and attitudes. It spans the early 7th century, when Islam…
Specifikacia The Bloomsbury Reader in Christian-Muslim Relations, 600-1500 Thomas David
This Reader brings together 50 extracts from the major works left by Christians and Muslims that reflect their reciprocal knowledge and attitudes. It spans the early 7th century, when Islam originated, to 1500.The general introduction provides a historical and geographical summary of Christian-Muslim encounters in the period and a short account of the religious, intellectual and social circumstances in which encounters took place and works were written. Nearly all the translations are new, and a map is provided. Each of the six parts contains the following pedagogical features:A short introductionAn introduction to each passage and original authorNotes explaining obscure termsOn the Christian side topics include: condemnations of the Qur'an as a fake and Muhammad as a fraud, depictions of Islam as a sign of the final judgement, and proofs that it was a